Using Location-based Tracking Data to Analyze the Movements of City Tourists

Modsching, Marko; Kramer, Ronny; Hagen, Klaus ten; Gretzel, Ulrike

doi:10.3727/109830508785059011

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“…Thereafter, several researchers have used GPS to track tourists within an urban destination, analyzing their mobility patterns [27,28]. For instance, Lew and McKercher [29] analyzed urban visitor movements, identifying explanatory factors that could influence the intradestination mobility patterns of tourists (time, budget, personal motivations, interests, travel group composition, and knowledge of the destination) and modeling the range of resulting itinerary patterns.…”

Section: Urban Mobilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Urban Destinations: Does Space Matter?

2016

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Policy makers and tourism developers must understand visitors' mobility behavior and how they consume space and tourism resources in order to set up sustainable cultural tourism destinations. With this in mind, it should also be pointed out that the mobility patterns of tourists in urban destinations are mainly located in the city center (spatial centrality), the analysis of which enables us to define "how central" the resources (museums, monuments, etc.) are and what the interactions between them are. Comprehending which factors influence visitors' urban mobility behavior is key to understanding tourists' consumption of space and their connections with the tourism assets of the city. Furthermore, when tourists visit a destination, they make a mental representation of the destination, constructing a mental map of it. Thus, tourists consume not only spaces but also the image of a city/destination. Moreover, the latter influences the former. The quality of surrounding architecture and urbanism plays a crucial role in enhancing the experiential value of a destination and influencing space consumption preferences. Clearly, visitors are more likely to use/consume environments that are easily navigated and mentally legible. In order to explore these patterns, a real experiment was performed based on visitor behavior in the city of Bilbao. In addition, the central places of Bilbao were determined and an analysis of the spatial interaction between cultural sites was performed, making use of a new methodology based on GPS technologies, network analysis, and surveys. This methodology is the main contribution of this work. The results suggest that (1) easy mobility (walkability, accessibility, different transport modes) of the visited space facilitates the tourist experience; (2) simple and eligible mental maps of the city that are easily perceived by visitors facilitate the rapid consumption of the tourist destination; and (3) the centrality of the tourism resources affects the mobility of visitors and the consumption of the destination. Thus, by understanding how tourist mobility works in a destination and analyzing tourism resources' centrality, policy makers may better tailor sustainable strategies for cultural tourism destinations.

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Section: Urban Mobilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Urban Destinations: Does Space Matter?

2016

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“…Moreover, GPS technology can supplement diary data recorded by hand (Wolf, Guensler, & Bachman, 2001). In recent years, there has been a growing use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology focusing on visitors' mobility in small historic cities (Modsching, Kramer, Ten Hagen, & Gretzel, 2008;Shoval, 2008;van der Spek, 2008;Tchetchik, Fleischer, & Shoval, 2009), confined attractions like theme parks and zoos (Pettersson & Zillinger, 2011;Russo, Clave, & Shoval, 2010), natural parks (Arrowsmith & Chhetri, 2003;Hallo et al, 2012;Harder, Bro, Tradisauskas, & Nielsen, 2008) and small islands (Nielsen, Harder, Tradisauskas, & Stilling-Blichfeldt, 2010;Xia, Zeephongsekul, & Arrowsmith, 2009). Each of these locations has a clearly defined entry and exit point, making both the selection of potential participants and the modeling of their movements easier tasks.…”

Section: Collecting Information On Cruise Passengers' Mobility: Tradimentioning

confidence: 99%

Cruise passengers' behavior at the destination: Investigation using GPS technology

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“…The use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) or mobile phone cell-information in tracking tourists allowed for more precise measurement of tourists' movements, defining patterns in space and time (Shoval & Isaacson, 2010). Marko Modsching et al (2008) used GPS tracking data to trace the activity areas of tourists, drawing the most visited hubs and paths in the German city of Görlitz. These methods enabled the collection and analysis of precise data on the spatial behaviour of tourists.…”

Section: Gathering Data On Tourists' Urban Space Usagementioning

confidence: 99%