Do economic crises lead tourists to closer destinations? Italy at the time of the Great Recession*. (28th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cafiso, Gianluca; Cellini, Roberto; Cuccia, Tiziana
• Is Part Of: Papers in regional science. Volume 97:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 369
• Page End: 386
• Publication Date: 2016-07-28
• Subjects: Tourism -- regions -- gravity model -- distance -- great recession; Regional planning -- Periodicals; City planning -- Periodicals; Urbanization -- Periodicals; Economic geography -- Periodicals; 307.12
• DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12242
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-8190

Abstract

Abstract: This article studies how distance influences the choice of tourists about their holiday destination during times of economic crisis. In particular, we analyse the specific case of domestic tourism flows across Italian regions during the 2000–2012 period by estimating a gravity model. Our estimations yield the effect of distance year by year. The output suggests that distance gained weight during the years of the Great Recession and therefore confirms, from a macroeconomic perspective, that tourists tend to choose closer destinations in times of crisis.