TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of climate on holiday destination choice
AU - Bigano, A.
AU - Hamilton, J.M.
AU - Tol, R.S.J.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The holiday destination choice is analysed for tourists from 45 countries, representing all continents and all climates. Tourists are deterred by distance, political instability and poverty, and attracted to coasts. Tourists prefer countries with a sunny yet mild climate, shun climates that are too hot or too cold. A country's tourists' aversion for poverty and distance can be predicted by that country's average per capita income. The preferred holiday climate is the same for all tourists, independent of the home climate. However, tourists from hotter climates have more pronounced preferences. © Springer 2006.
AB - The holiday destination choice is analysed for tourists from 45 countries, representing all continents and all climates. Tourists are deterred by distance, political instability and poverty, and attracted to coasts. Tourists prefer countries with a sunny yet mild climate, shun climates that are too hot or too cold. A country's tourists' aversion for poverty and distance can be predicted by that country's average per capita income. The preferred holiday climate is the same for all tourists, independent of the home climate. However, tourists from hotter climates have more pronounced preferences. © Springer 2006.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10584-005-9015-0
DO - 10.1007/s10584-005-9015-0
M3 - Article
SN - 0165-0009
VL - 76
SP - 389
EP - 406
JO - Climatic Change
JF - Climatic Change
IS - 3-4
ER -
