TY - JOUR
T1 - A meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on port communities
AU - Chen, Jamie M.
AU - Petrick, James F.
AU - Papathanassis, Alexis
AU - Li, Xinjian
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - This research provided a meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism, using a meta-regression, an Ordinary Least Square model, a fixed-effects model, and Sobel-Goodman mediation tests. The results revealed a significantly positive coefficient between direct economic impacts and: number of passengers, number of crew members, number of cruise lines, expenditures per passenger, and expenditures per cruise line. It was further found that cruise lines had significant mediation effects on the expenditures per passenger and per crew member at port destinations. Compared to North American markets, the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on ports in the Caribbean markets and other emerging markets were significantly lower.
AB - This research provided a meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism, using a meta-regression, an Ordinary Least Square model, a fixed-effects model, and Sobel-Goodman mediation tests. The results revealed a significantly positive coefficient between direct economic impacts and: number of passengers, number of crew members, number of cruise lines, expenditures per passenger, and expenditures per cruise line. It was further found that cruise lines had significant mediation effects on the expenditures per passenger and per crew member at port destinations. Compared to North American markets, the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on ports in the Caribbean markets and other emerging markets were significantly lower.
KW - Cruise tourism
KW - Economic impacts
KW - Mediation effects
KW - Meta-analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tmp.2019.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.tmp.2019.05.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065603657
SN - 2211-9736
VL - 31
SP - 209
EP - 218
JO - Tourism Management Perspectives
JF - Tourism Management Perspectives
ER -