Seasonality of Tourism in Wales: A Comparative Analysis

Koenig, Nicole; Bischoff, Eberhard E.

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“…M any forms of temporary population mobility exhibit seasonal variation. Examples include tourist movements (Koenig and Bischoff, 2003), the circulation of agricultural labour (Hanson and Bell, 2007), the oscillation of students between the parental home and college (Rothman et al, 1977), and the annual winter sojourn of elderly 'snowbirds' (Happel and Hogan, 2002). The resultant flux of population alters demand for many goods and services (Smith, 1989).…”

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Seasonal Flux in Australia's Population Geography: Linking Space and Time

Charles‐Edwards

Bell

2013

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Seasonality is integral to many forms of temporary population mobility. To date, however, most research has focused on tourist movements and has been primarily concerned with its impacts on destinations. Less attention has been given to tracing its effects on the localities from which tourists are drawn or to understanding the spatial dynamics that underpin this periodic flux in population. The fact that tourism accounts for a minority of all temporary movements also supports the case for a broader analytical perspective. We aim to redress this neglect by examining seasonal variation in various forms of temporary movement across 77 regions of Australia over the decade 2000-2010, focusing on both origins and destinations. Coupling seasonal factors with cluster analysis and fixed effects models, we show that seasonal mobility across the Australian settlement system is highly structured with spatio-temporal variations reflecting the interplay of climatic variability with institutional constraints and the functional characteristics of regions.

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Seasonal Flux in Australia's Population Geography: Linking Space and Time

Charles‐Edwards

Bell

2013

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“…Prices and occupation levels tend to fluctuate (sometimes wildly) throughout the year (see, for instance, Goh and Law, 2002;Koenig and Bischoff, 2003;Gil-Alana et al, 2004;Cuñado et al, 2005;Kulendran and Wong, 2005). For instance, in the case of sun-and-beach destinations, prices and occupation levels usually reach a peak during the summer period.…”

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“…Seasonality studies have focused their attention on the effects of these different types of seasonal patterns on destinations and tourism-related businesses (Butler, 2001;Kennedy and Deegan, 2001;Sorensen, 2001). Both the public and private sectors have devoted many efforts to overcome the problems due to seasonality by trying to stimulate demand during shoulder and off-season periods (Baum and Lundtorp, 2001;Commons and Page, 2001;Flognfeldt, 2001;Klemm and Rawel, 2001;Koenig and Bischoff, 2003;Jang, 2004;Fernández-Morales and MayorgaToledano, 2008).…”

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“…These studies focus either on the demand side (Kennedy and Deegan, 2001;Lim and McAleer, 2001;Lundtorp et al, 2001;Koenig and Bischoff, 2003;Rosselló Nadal et al, 2004) or on the supply side (Krakover, 2000;Flognfeldt, 2001;Jeffrey and Barden, 2001;Capó Parrilla et al, 2007). Usually, it is assumed that there are eight main reasons for seasonality : natural (associated with climate and seasons of the year); institutional (linked to cultural and religious factors); social pressure and fashion; a sporting season; inertia and tradition; business customs; calendar effects (number of weekends, official holidays); and supply constraints.…”

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Hotel Characteristics and Seasonality in Prices: An Analysis Using Spanish Tour Operators' Brochures

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Seasonality in the tourism sector has been a major concern for policy makers, managers and other stakeholders. Many studies have analysed seasonality from the point of view of the number of visitors. However, there appear to be no studies focusing on seasonality in prices and on how to smooth out seasonal patterns. This paper analyses how hotel characteristics affect seasonality in prices using brochure data on 1,776 hotels in 32 sun-and-beach destinations in 11 countries. The authors find that, after controlling for destinationspecific variables that may cause variations in prices through demand shifts (such as climatic conditions, exchange rates or marketing expenditures), more hotel services and higher star ratings are associated with fewer seasonal variations in hotel prices.

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“…Measures that capture the extent and timing of seasonality have direct practical application in estimating how populations of visitors and temporary residents fluctuate over the course of a year (Charles‐Edwards et al , ). Recent work has made valuable progress in assessing suitable measures (Lundtorp, ; Koenig and Bischoff, ), but the real challenge lies in harnessing such indicators to derive reliable estimates of population flux for individual localities and regions. One logical consequence of spiralling growth in non‐permanent forms of mobility is the need to reverse the contemporary impetus towards single estimates of population, based around concepts of de jure, or resident, population (United Nations, ) in favour of multiple measures that capture its temporal variability.…”

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Towards Comparative Measures of Circulation: Insights from Indigenous Australia

Taylor

Bell

2011

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Circulation and other forms of temporary movement are of rising importance in the context of overall population mobility. Despite this, analysis is constrained by a lack of appropriate data and techniques for developing summary measures. Ethnographic methods have afforded useful insights into the complex space-time circuits and lifetime sequences involved, but without quantitative indicators these forms of mobility are effectively invisible to researchers and policy makers. Building on prior work in developing countries we advance methodologies for summarising the temporal dimension of circular mobility. Using illustrative data drawn from a variety of field studies among indigenous peoples in Australia we show how lifelines tracing individual mobility profiles can be used to generate systematic measures of frequency and duration. When plotted graphically these reveal distinctive periodicities that correspond to particular forms of mobility behaviour. Because these metrics are scalable and readily amenable to collection in general surveys they offer a unique bridge between the richness of detail that flows from biographic approaches and the aggregate metrics needed for statistical comparison.

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Seasonality of Tourism in Wales: A Comparative Analysis

Cited by 39 publications

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Seasonal Flux in Australia's Population Geography: Linking Space and Time

Seasonal Flux in Australia's Population Geography: Linking Space and Time

Hotel Characteristics and Seasonality in Prices: An Analysis Using Spanish Tour Operators' Brochures

Towards Comparative Measures of Circulation: Insights from Indigenous Australia

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