Università della Svizzera italiana

Understanding tourist behaviour in terms of activeness and intra-destination movement patterns for managing tourism experience

Zoltan, Judit ; Maggi, Rico (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2014 ; 2014ECO011.

The dissertation is focusing on the demand side of tourism, in particular on tourists’ consumption of a destination and on the conceptualization of their decision process during visitation. Travel behaviour can be related to and motivated by several factors and the analysis of these factors allows a better understanding of tourists’ movements and activity participation. This information can...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Tourists intra-destination visits and transportation mode : a bivariate model

Masiero, Lorenzo ; Zoltan, Judit

This paper investigates tourists’ profile in relation to both intra-destination movement patterns and transportation mode choices at the destination through the use of bivariate probit models. The analysis is based on a field survey conducted among tourists visiting the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The results show a positive correlation between visiting more than one region and the use...