Issues in Tourism Statistics: A Critical Review

Antolini, Fabrizio; Grassini, Laura

doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02361-4

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“…The versatility and suitability of the proposed approach will be amply illustrated by an empirical study conducted in the context of European tourism. This sector of activity was selected because of its connection with areas related to both economic and social activity and, therefore, the need for its correct measurement and multidisciplinary analysis (Antolini & Grassini 2020). The important economic impact of the tourism sector is well known, both globally, in general, and at the European level, in particular (WTTC 2020).…”

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The tourist patterns in European countries. Application of a protocol for dynamic clustering of geographic spaces

Landaluce-Calvo

2023

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The methodological proposal presented in this paper enables a comprehensive multivariate exploratory analysis of time series taken in different geographical contexts. More specifically, it is a four-stage protocol for the identification of different dynamic patterns and the subsequent formation of geographic clusters. The clustering strategy compares the shapes of the trajectories using a natural, unsupervised approach based on learning from data. The exploratory techniques used in this method, which are readily applicable in any area of study, begin by reducing the dimensionality of a three-way data array. The potential of the strategy design is illustrated through a study of tourism dynamics in 27 European countries over the period 2007-2019. The profiles found for the trend and seasonal components reveal five distinct tourism patterns with some singularities. The choice of this sector for empirical research is not accidental. Tourism is connected to areas related to both economic and social activity. That is why their correct measurement and analysis are so interesting and necessary.

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The tourist patterns in European countries. Application of a protocol for dynamic clustering of geographic spaces

Landaluce-Calvo

2023

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“…In the case of Italy, however, overnight stays are recorded both on the demand side (Tourism Trips) and on the supply side (Occupancy of tourist accommodation establishments) "Provided an estimation of the average expenditure per overnight stay (from demand-side data, all tourism expenses included), the use of supply or demand-side figures leads to different results of the expenditure aggregate. The estimation provided by supply-side data offers indisputable advantages since it allows the production of scalable territorial data" (Antolini and Grassini, 2020b). As far as visitors are concerned, economic activity is embodied in the expenditures made in preparation for and during the trip.…”

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Tourism and territorial economy: beyond satellite accounting

Antolini

Giusti

Petrei

2023

Proceedings E Report

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The tourism sector can be an important factor for the economic development. The increase in the present population, due to tourist flows, also activates a series of other sectors, generating significant economic benefits. At international level, the main tool for this type of evaluation has been identified in satellite accounting, which estimates the value added of the tourism sector, possibly increased by that coming from other similar sectors, obtaining the tourism value added. At European level, satellite accounting is a voluntary exercise for countries, which almost never finds a dimension of territorial detail, limiting itself to the national level. Having an accounting representation at a territorial level, even if only regional, would instead be very useful for both descriptive and forecasting purposes (Input-Output). In order to reproduce the estimates of satellite accounting at a territorial level, it is important to have monetary (tourist expenses) and non-monetary (attendance) variables. For Italy, if counted from the offer side rather than the demand side, these variables are available with at least regional territorial detail. On the other hand, the temporal alignment of this information is different, since tourist spending and tourist presences come from different surveys. However, we could start developing a methodology that starts from the offer, using value added as an accounting approach. The advantages would be important: the statistical information used would in fact be that contained in the Business Register FRAME, with considerable advantages from the point of view of the timeliness and homogeneity of the statistical data. Naturally, the various economic activities must be weighed for their link with tourism sector. This source of information could enjoy also the possibility of having information deriving from electronic invoicing. In this work, an attempt to estimate the tourism value added through the offer side is experimented at the regional level.

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“…Many authors have highlighted the need to measure the performance of tourism on destinations and businesses, that is, to develop monitoring strategies that can improve the management of tourism destinations (Butler 1999;Miller and Twining-Ward 2005;Magliulo 2014;Varra et al 2012;Antolini and Grassini 2020;Torres-Delgado and Saarinen 2014;Miller and Torres-Delgado 2023;Gasparini and Mariotti 2021). Monitoring tourism activity consists of collecting statistical information about the real impact of tourism on territories, which will contribute to better management of tourism businesses and of tourism destinations (Torres-Delgado and Saarinen 2014;Miller and Torres-Delgado 2023;Torres-Delgado et al 2023;Bertocchi et al 2021;Ivars-Baidal et al 2021;Moniche and Gallego 2022).…”

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Tourism Monitoring as a Strategic Tool for Tourism Management: The Perceptions of Entrepreneurs from Centro de Portugal

Dias,

Góis,

Gomes

2023

Administrative Sciences

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Gathering information on the impact of tourism in territories is fundamental for the responsible management of tourism businesses and destinations. Therefore, it is important to monitor tourism performance using indicators that can assess its impacts. Monitoring tourism is a management technique that should adopt a stakeholder network perspective, i.e., all stakeholders should be involved and collaborate with each other by sharing information to increase the competitiveness of the destination. However, it is unclear whether stakeholders are aware of the importance of monitoring and whether monitoring considers their interests, which often leads to a lack of involvement. In this study, we adopt the stakeholder network perspective with tourism entrepreneurs from Centro de Portugal, where we aimed to evaluate the importance assigned to the monitoring of tourism and to the understanding of entrepreneurs’ information needs. To do so, the same survey was conducted twice, for the first time in 2018 and later repeated in 2022. The second survey sought to analyze whether tourism entrepreneurs’ perceptions changed after the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that tourism entrepreneurs valued the economic area more than the social and environmental ones in both periods. Nevertheless, from 2018 to 2022, entrepreneurs became more committed to monitoring tourism in Centro de Portugal.

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Issues in Tourism Statistics: A Critical Review

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

The tourist patterns in European countries. Application of a protocol for dynamic clustering of geographic spaces

The tourist patterns in European countries. Application of a protocol for dynamic clustering of geographic spaces

Tourism and territorial economy: beyond satellite accounting

Tourism Monitoring as a Strategic Tool for Tourism Management: The Perceptions of Entrepreneurs from Centro de Portugal

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