What determines whale watching tourists’ expenditure? A study from Hervey Bay, Australia

Autor:	Clevo Wilson, Jyoti Mitra, Prabha Prayaga, Shunsuke Managi, Parvinder Kler, Uttam Khanal
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Fishery East coast Geography Tourist attraction Applied economics Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Geography Planning and Development Whale watching Bay Psychographic Tourism Quantile regression
Zdroj:	Tourism Economics. 25:1134-1141
ISSN:	2044-0375 1354-8166
DOI:	10.1177/1354816619832789
Popis:	In Australia, whale watching has become a popular tourist attraction at a number of sites along the east coast of Australia and contributes significantly to their regional economies. This study assesses the determinants of whale watching tourism expenditure at Hervey Bay located on the Fraser Coast in Queensland. A survey was conducted which derived individual micro-level data from tourists on whale watching tours at Hervey Bay during the months of July to October. Using both linear and quantile regression models, the main determinants of tourism expenditure are revealed. The results show that, in addition to income and origin, tourism expenditure is significantly driven by socio-economic, trip-related and psychographic characteristics.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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