Angelos Pontos

How can demographics predict tourists¿ choices?

An analysis of destination choice and environmental implications in Europe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the tourism preferences of customers in ten European cities. The consequent research questions cover the actual destination choice of various consumer segments, the dependence of destination distance on socio-demographic characteristics, GDP and cultural differences, the motivations to visit a holiday destination and the role of environmental protection and climate change on tourists plans. To refine these topics and choose the most interesting related factors, several academics and researchers worldwide participated in an online survey. Eventually, the author conducted more than 1000 face-to-face interviews in the metropolitan areas of the ten cities and implemented three different regression methods for the analysis. The results show that demographics can predict tourists' choices and the destination distance significantly depends on GDP per capita and cultural characteristics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 137g
• ISBN-13: 9783845433684
• ISBN-10: 384543368X
• Artikelnr.: 33995006

Autorenporträt

Angelos Pontos was born in Greece. He studied Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and Marketing at Erasmus University Rotterdam. During his studies, he developed an interest in spatial phenomena and tourism in Europe. Currently, he is working as an advisor for the online programmes of a British University.