Tourism Statistics,9780826450753

Tourism Statistics

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780826450753
ISBN10: 082645075X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-12-27
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning EMEA Higher Education
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Summary

This edited collection of essays provides a unique exploration of a range of pertinent, contemporary issues surrounding the use of statistics in the tourism industry.The book is divided into five sections, dealing with the following themes: Statistical information needs for tourism and the tourism small firm; Tourism profiles and behaviour; Sustainable tourism; The introduction of the Euro Research and methodology. Each of themes, all of which have global relevance, are examined in the light of an impressive range of data.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors vii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xvii
PART 1 Statistical Information Needs for Tourism and the Tourism Small Firm
A System of Tourism Statistics (STS): Scope and Content
3(11)
Antonio Massieu
Towards Comparative Studies in Tourism Satellite Accounts
14(10)
Scott Meis
Disseminating the Results from the UK International Passenger Survey (IPS)
24(12)
Iain MacLeay
Inbound Tourism in The Netherlands in 1999
36(16)
Herman Bos
Roel Wittink
Rural Tourism Micro-enterprises (RTME) Sector Statistics: The Need for and Current Lack of Statistics in RTME
52(7)
Paul Richardson
From Safaris to Satellites -- Building the Statistics Base in Botswana
59(7)
Kevin Millington
Tourism Statistics and Models on the Regional Level in Norway
66(13)
Steinar Johansen
Knut Sorensen
Ann-Kristin Brandvang
Petter Dybedal
Regional/Local Survey on Tourism on the Belgian
79(13)
Coast Anton Jacobus
Raf De Bruyn
Jan Van Praet
Private Accommodation in Tourism Statistics in the Republic of Croatia
92(13)
Anka Javor
Ivana Kalcic
PART 2 Tourism Profiles and Behaviour
Business Travel Markets: New Paradigms, New Information Needs?
105(20)
David Litteljohn
VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) Tourism in Rural Scotland: A Geographical Case Study Analysis
125(12)
Steven Boyne
Over-optimistic Estimates of the Utilization of new IT in the Travel-buying Process: A Rejoinder
137(5)
Anthony Harrison
J. John Lennon
Towards a Better Understanding of Visitor Attractions in Scotland: The Case of the Scottish Visitor Attraction Monitor
142(21)
J. John Lennon
PART 3 Sustainable Tourism
Defining and Measuring Sustainable Tourism: Building the First Set of UK Indicators
163(12)
Paul Allin
Joan Bennett
Laurie Newton
A Practical Research Framework for Measuring Local Progress Towards More Sustainable Tourism on a Europe-wide Basis
175(13)
Victor T. C. Middleton
Rebecca Hawkins
Local Sustainable Tourism Indicators
188(11)
David James
Using Tourism Statistics to Measure Demand Maturity
199(18)
Anne Graham
PART 4 The Introduction of the Euro
The Role of Price Factors for Tourists from the Euro Zone: Hints about the Future of Italy's International Tourism Receipts
217(42)
Antonello Biagioli
Giovanni Giuseppe Ortolani
Andrea Alivernini
The Single Currency and the New Tourism Expenditure Survey in Spain (EGATUR)
259(10)
Antonio Martinez Serrano
PART 5 Research and Methodology
Practical Solutions to Impossible Problems?: Lessons from Ten Years of Managing the United Kingdom Tourist Survey
269(14)
Brian Hay
Mic Rogers
The Future of the United Kingdom Tourism Survey
283(15)
Helen Ford
Ian Wright
Instruments for Statistical Observation at National Borders in the Context of Free Movement of Persons: The Case of Spain
298(10)
Carlos Romero-Dexeus
A Case Analysis: Spanish Domestic and Outbound Tourism Survey (Familitur)
308(9)
Eva Aranda Palmero
A Methodology to Measure Tourism Expenditure and Total Tourism Production at the Regional Level
317(18)
Luis Valdes Pelaez
Javier de la Ballina
Rosa Aza Conejo
Enrique Loredo Fernandez
Emilio Torres Manzaneda
Jose M. Estebanez
Jose Santos Dominguez Menchero
Eduardo A. De Valle Tuero
Second Homes and Rented Accommodation: Dimension and Role -- Methodology and the Case of the Province of Venice
335(17)
Mara Manente
Isabella Scaramuzzi
Scottish Leisure Travel 1972-97: Utilizing the National Travel Survey
352(7)
Geoff Riddington
Colin Sinclair
Getting the Measure of Tourism: Research Developments in Monitoring Destination Marketing Performance
359(18)
A. V. Seaton
Index 377

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