What determines whale watching tourists’ expenditure? A study from Hervey Bay, Australia

• Jyoti Mitra ^[1] ; Clevo Wilson ^[1] ; Shunsuke Managi ^[2] ; Parvinder Kler ^[3] ; Prabha Prayaga ^[4] ; Uttam Khanal ^[1]
  1. [1] Queensland University of Technology

     Queensland University of Technology

     Australia

     
  2. [2] Kyushu University

     Kyushu University

     Hakata Ku, Japón

     
  3. [3] Griffith University

     Griffith University

     Australia

     
  4. [4] Swinburne University of Technology

     Swinburne University of Technology

     Australia

     

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• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 25, Nº. 7, 2019, págs. 1134-1141
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In Australia, whale watching has become a popular tourist attraction at a number of sitesalong the east coast of Australia and contributes significantly to their regional economies.This study assesses the determinants of whale watching tourism expenditure at Hervey Baylocated on the Fraser Coast in Queensland. A survey was conducted which derived indi-vidual micro-level data from tourists on whale watching tours at Hervey Bay during themonths of July to October. Using both linear and quantile regression models, the maindeterminants of tourism expenditure are revealed. The results show that, in addition toincome and origin, tourism expenditure is significantly driven by socio-economic, trip-related and psychographic characteristics