A meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on port communities

Jamie M. Chen; James F. Petrick; Alexis Papathanassis; Xinjian Li

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2019.05.005

A meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on port communities

Jamie M. Chen
, James F. Petrick
, Alexis Papathanassis
, Xinjian Li^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Spatial Economics

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-218
Number of pages	10
Journal	Tourism Management Perspectives
Volume	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.05.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2019

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We thank Dr. John L. Crompton at Texas A&M University, Dr. Peter Nijkamp, Dr. Jos van Ommeren, Dr. Mark G. Lijesen, and Jesper de Groote at VU Amsterdam, and Dr. Xudong Rao at North Dakota State University for their supports. We also acknowledge financial support from the NSSFC in China (grant number 16BJY139 ).

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National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences	16BJY139

UN SDGs

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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Cruise tourism
Economic impacts
Mediation effects
Meta-analysis

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