Cultural heritage and the attractiveness of cities: evidence from recreation trips

Loon, Ruben van; Gosens, Tom; Rouwendal, Jan

doi:10.1007/s10824-014-9222-5

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“…For instance, Van Loon et al . (: 272) refer to the need for cities to invest in urban amenities in order to generate an offer since ‘urban recreation, for which recreational shopping trips, bar and tavern visits, and eating out trips in restaurants are considered, is a recreational activity type that yields high participation rates, but also generates considerable expenditures, and the combination of these two factors underlines its importance for the functioning of local markets’.…”

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Trip Cultural Activities and Tourism Expenditure in Emerging Urban‐cultural Destinations

Fernández

Garcı́a

Carrillo‐Hidalgo

2015

Journal of Tourism Research

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Although tourism expenditure is determined by different factors, the literature has not analysed the extent to which trip cultural activities affect tourism expenditure in the destination. The focus of this paper is a microeconomic analysis performed in 14 emerging urbancultural destinations in Andalusia (Spain). The results confirm that there are activities related to cultural visits, attendance at events or gastronomic activities that determine tourism expenditure. These results guide the implementation of specific actions by the policy-makers in these destinations aimed at increasing the economic impact of tourism, based on the creation of high value-added tourism products to overcome their mere dependence on built heritage.1 La Caixa is a Spanish bank that, since 1996, publishes a statistical yearbook, which includes, among others, an index that synthesizes the tourism development in the municipalities of Spain.

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Trip Cultural Activities and Tourism Expenditure in Emerging Urban‐cultural Destinations

Fernández

Garcı́a

Carrillo‐Hidalgo

2015

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Evidence suggests that the development of urban cultural heritage attractions has positive effects on tourism economics and visitor satisfaction (Van Loon, et al, 2014). In fact, research on Da Nang's nearby UNESCO sites of My Son (Tuan & Navrud, 2008) and Hoi An (Adongo et al, 2017) has demonstrated the need to understand the importance of cultural site investments and perceived social and economic benefits of locals.…”

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Stakeholder Perceptions of Tourism Assets and Sustainable Tourism Development in Da Nang, Vietnam

Holladay

Dixon

Nguyen

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Over the last decade, the coastal city of Da Nang, Vietnam has experienced a considerable rate of growth in its domestic and international tourist visitation. Yet, little is known about how to manage this growth into appropriate sustainable tourism for development. To better understand a way forward, 16 tourism stakeholders from the public and private sectors in Da Nang were interviewed. Specifically, questions inquired about tourism assets and sustainability. The findings in this research help to establish baseline perceptions of tourism stakeholders in Da Nang and represent a step forward in the city's interest in sustainable tourism for development.

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“…The relationship between cultural events and tourism is not new, and the economic impact generated is beyond all doubt. Some studies mention the positive influence of cultural events on tourism (see for instance Van Loon et al, 2014;Di Lascio et al, 2011, and more recently the meta-analysis of Yan et al, 2019), while others analyse the effect of tourism on such events (Borowiecki & Castiglione, 2014;Zieba, 2016).…”

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Residents’ perception and economic impact of bullfighting: the case of Feria del Toro (Olivenza, Spain)

Sánchez-Rivero

Royuela

Solís

2020

Current Issues in Tourism

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Despite being a controversial spectacle, bullfighting is a cultural event with relevant touristic and economic impacts. Consequently, local support for bullfighting may be influenced by perceptions of the economic returns generated as a result of hosting this spectacle, which are mostly derived by the attraction of tourists. This paper characterises bullfight tourism, computes the economic impact of a bullfight fair, and examines the extent to which perceived economic impacts affect local support for bullfighting. As a case study, we investigate the bullfighting fair in Olivenza (Spain). After conducting a survey to nearly 700 people during the development of the fair, expenditure results of residents and visitors are primarily used to estimate the total economic impact of the event through an inputoutput model. An ordered probit regression and a logit model are next estimated to evaluate whether residents' support for the fair is connected with the perceived economic impact. The findings reveal that local support, specially from those attending the fair, is influenced by perceptions of positive impacts.

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Cultural heritage and the attractiveness of cities: evidence from recreation trips

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Trip Cultural Activities and Tourism Expenditure in Emerging Urban‐cultural Destinations

Trip Cultural Activities and Tourism Expenditure in Emerging Urban‐cultural Destinations

Stakeholder Perceptions of Tourism Assets and Sustainable Tourism Development in Da Nang, Vietnam

Residents’ perception and economic impact of bullfighting: the case of Feria del Toro (Olivenza, Spain)

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