Publications

Authors:

Grossi, Luigi; Mussini, Mauro

Title:

Seasonality in tourist flows: Decomposing and testing changes in seasonal concentration

Year:

2021

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

TOURISM MANAGEMENT

ISSN of journal:

0261-5177

N° Volume:

84

Page numbers:

1-12

Keyword:

Decomposition; Gini index; Seasonality; Tourist flows

Short description of contents:

This paper shows that changes in timing and magnitude of seasonality in tourist flows can be measured by decomposing the change in the Gini index, a widely used index of seasonal concentration, into two components. One of them tracks the change in the pattern of seasonal fluctuations and the second captures the change in their magnitude. To assess whether changes in the seasonal pattern and magnitude are significant, a technique for testing hypotheses concerning the two components is developed. We examine changes in the seasonal concentration of tourist arrivals in six tourist destinations in the Veneto Region, one of the most tourism-oriented regions in Europe, from 2006 to 2016. The magnitude of seasonality significantly decreased in some destinations with a diversified tourism product, such as Euganean Spas and Lake Garda. The seasonal pattern remained substantially stable for all destinations except Venice, where a non-negligible shift in the seasonal pattern occurred.

Product ID:

119152

Handle IRIS:

11562/1035396

Last Modified:

November 22, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Grossi, Luigi; Mussini, Mauro, Seasonality in tourist flows: Decomposing and testing changes in seasonal concentration «TOURISM MANAGEMENT» , vol. 84 , 2021 , pp. 1-12

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