Analysis of Touristsâ Length of Stay: A Case Study of Tainan City, Taiwan

Ting, Chung Te; Lin, C. T.; Huang, Yu; Yan, Ya Chu

doi:10.4172/2324-8807.1000162

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“…Among the socio-economic variables, age has been widely used to explain tourists' LOS at a given destination (Alén et al , 2014; De Menezes and Moniz, 2011; Martinez-Garcia and Raya, 2008; Fleischer and Pizam, 2002; Ting et al , 2017). Research shows that “the greater the age, the longer the stay at the destination” (Alén et al , 2014, p. 27).…”

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“…This segment market provides benefits to tourism destinations, especially during low season (Salmasi et al , 2012), helping to curb the negative effects of seasonality. Visitors' gender is another determinant largely used in this stream of research (Alén et al , 2014; De Menezes and Moniz, 2011; Machado, 2010; Ting et al , 2017; Wang et al , 2008). However, the results are controversial.…”

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“…The annual income of tourists also is a determinant of LOS (Alegre and Pou, 2006; Fleischer and Pizam, 2002; García-Sánchez et al , 2013; Gokovali et al , 2007; Kruger and Saayman, 2014; Peypoch et al , 2012; Ting et al , 2017; Wang et al , 2012). Previous studies suggest a positive relationship between income and trip duration.…”

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“…Previous studies suggest a positive relationship between income and trip duration. Other socio-economic variables are included in existing studies, such as occupation (Alegre et al , 2011; De Menezes and Moniz, 2011; Martinez-Garcia and Raya, 2008), nationality (Alegre et al , 2011; Gokovali et al , 2007; Martinez-Garcia and Raya, 2008), marital status (Menezes et al , 2008; Soler et al ., 2018) and education level (García-Sánchez et al , 2013; Machado, 2010; Ting et al , 2017).…”

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“…Jacobsen et al, 2018), survival analysis(Gokovali et al, 2007;Machado, 2010;Ting et al, 2017), count models(Alegre et al, 2011), ordinary least squares (Garc ıa-S anchez et al, 2013) and Heckman models(Boto-Garcia et al, 2019;Rodriguez et al, 2018).…”

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PurposeThis paper aims to empirically analyze tourists' length of stay in Istanbul, an important cultural destination. The objective of the study is twofold: (1) uncovering the qualitative difference between one-night visitors and longer stay visitors and (2) for those visitors staying longer at the tourism destination, investigating the key determinants of length of stay.Design/methodology/approachThis research was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to international tourists who were about to leave the destination. To perform the analysis, we applied a two-step approach: first, we opted for classical binary logit to investigate the tourists' group membership (one-night vs longer stays); second, we applied a zero-truncated Poisson model for uncovering the drivers of length of stay for longer stay visitors.FindingsThe results confirmed the structural difference between the two visitor subgroups. Moreover, we found a positive impact of cultural attributes on tourists' length of stay.Practical implicationsThe findings provide useful information for destination managers and planners, highlighting the importance of designing different tourism policies in light of tourists' heterogeneity. Moreover, the results confirmed the importance of the preservation and promotion of cultural attributes, given that these are a key factor in determining the success of a destination.Originality/valueThe importance and originality of this study are that it explores the impact of cultural/heritage attributes of the destination on tourists' length of stay. Moreover, it sheds light on the qualitative difference between short- and long-stay visitors.

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