Determinants of the length of stay in Latin American tourism destinations

• Carlos Pestana Barros ^[1] ; Antónia Correia ^[2] ; Geoffrey Crouch ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidade de Lisboa

     Universidade de Lisboa

     Socorro, Portugal

     
  2. [2] Universidade do Algarve

     Universidade do Algarve

     Faro (Sé), Portugal

     
  3. [3] La Trobe University

     La Trobe University

     Australia

     

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• Localización: Tourism analysis, ISSN 1083-5423, Vol. 13, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 329-340
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Economic theory generally treats the duration of a vacation as a constraint on demand imposed by available time. In contrast, in this article, we show that the length of stay is a determinant of destination demand more than a demand constraint that is largely explained by the cost of travel, and moderated by the perceived characteristics of the destination, publicity, and the sociodemographic profile of the tourist. We estimate a heterogeneous survival model to measure the relationship between vacation length and covariates. The empirical application was carried out in Portugal on a sample of individuals traveling to Latin America on charter flights. The article discusses the policy implications of the research findings.