How to quantify and characterize day trippers at the local level: An application to the comarca of the Alt Penedès
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Jordi Suriñach [1] ; Josep Casanovas ; Marién André [1] ; Joaquim Murillo Viu [1] ; Javier Manuel Romani Fernández [1]
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[1] Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
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- Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 23, Nº. Extra 2, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Cultural tourism and sustainable urban development), págs. 360-386
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This article presents a methodology for the operational definition, quantification and characterization of day trippers, for use at the local or regional levels. The methodology stresses the importance of such concepts as ‘daily urban systems’, ‘functional areas’, ‘travel-to-work areas’ and other similar aggregations to define what is one of the main features of tourism: ‘usual environment’. Different systems are developed for the quantification of day trippers, based on both primary (fieldwork) and secondary data, and we apply both to the case of a comarca in the Province of Barcelona (Catalonia). The results show the relevance of the phenomenon of ‘sameday trips’ (for tourism) and the interest for defining and characterizing this phenomenon correctly in order to implement tourism policies that address the different profiles presented by day trippers.
