Tourism expenditure according to mode of transportation: A comparative study between 2009 and 2012

Slak Valek, Nataša (2015): Tourism expenditure according to mode of transportation: A comparative study between 2009 and 2012. Published in: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing , Vol. 1, No. 1 (10 December 2015): pp. 3-9.

Abstract

Understanding how tourists move through time and space has become especially important since tourist has become more attentive to prices. This paper explores the issue of changing expenditures as part of understanding tourist’s travel patterns and their role in booking accommodation. The State tourism survey containing information from a sample of 497,466 foreign tourists who visited Slovenia in 2009 and 639,756 who visited in 2012 was used to ensure the representativeness. Analysis of variance was used to test the differences in expenditure made by foreign tourists traveling to Slovenian in 2009 and 2012. The results show that transportation expenditure has increased dramatically, but tourism expenditures on accommodation showed a significant downtrend. Beside the fuel prices other causes of these trends and future implications are discussed. Planners may use data presented here to understand how economic trends will affect future transport activity in relation to booking options.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Direct booking, travel agency, expenditures, tour package, overnights
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development

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