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This paper studies how the improvement of the economic situation influences the behavior patterns of national and foreign tourists in relation to the seasonal trends that define their trips. After analyzing the patterns developed by tourists arriving to Spanish destinations, it has been found that in the period 2013–2018, the seasonality levels of destinations associated with secondary trips has decreased, while the number of said trips and their length has increased. At the same time, the number of trips made to coastal destinations, associated with the main holiday trip, does not grow as much. Additionally, these trips are shorter and an increase in the seasonality level can be seen in some cases.
José Manuel Guaita Martínez; José María Martín Martín; María Del Sol Ostos Rey. An analysis of the changes in the seasonal patterns of tourist behavior during a process of economic recovery. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2020, 161, 120280 .
AMA StyleJosé Manuel Guaita Martínez, José María Martín Martín, María Del Sol Ostos Rey. An analysis of the changes in the seasonal patterns of tourist behavior during a process of economic recovery. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2020; 161 ():120280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé Manuel Guaita Martínez; José María Martín Martín; María Del Sol Ostos Rey. 2020. "An analysis of the changes in the seasonal patterns of tourist behavior during a process of economic recovery." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 161, no. : 120280.
Tourism seasonality generates negative environmental and economic impacts. This paper analyzes the effects of seasonality on the efficiency of the hotel industry in the Balearic Islands (Spain). To that end, a sample of hotel establishments is divided into two groups (those that close down during the off-season and those that do not). Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is applied to assess the radial efficiency of each of the selected hotels; then, directional distance functions (DDFs) are used to measure the degree of efficiency with which these hotels use each of the inputs that form part of their production process. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the said technique has been applied to the hospitality industry to examine the effects of seasonality. The results of this study suggest that those establishments that do not close down their operations are markedly more efficient than the ones that do. Moreover, they are more efficient in the use of each input. Therefore, a reduction in the levels of tourism seasonality would improve the economic sustainability of the hotels and reduce the environmental pressure at peak times. Finally, in line with the theoretical hypotheses formulated, the results regarding the specific efficiency levels for each input show that the greater the degree of flexibility with which these inputs are used, the higher the efficiency.
Francisco Javier Sáez-Fernández; Ignacio Jiménez-Hernández; María Del Sol Ostos-Rey. Seasonality and Efficiency of the Hotel Industry in the Balearic Islands: Implications for Economic and Environmental Sustainability. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3506 .
AMA StyleFrancisco Javier Sáez-Fernández, Ignacio Jiménez-Hernández, María Del Sol Ostos-Rey. Seasonality and Efficiency of the Hotel Industry in the Balearic Islands: Implications for Economic and Environmental Sustainability. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (9):3506.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancisco Javier Sáez-Fernández; Ignacio Jiménez-Hernández; María Del Sol Ostos-Rey. 2020. "Seasonality and Efficiency of the Hotel Industry in the Balearic Islands: Implications for Economic and Environmental Sustainability." Sustainability 12, no. 9: 3506.