How far will we travel? A global distance pattern of international travel from both demand and supply perspectives

• Sun, Ya-Yen ^[1] ; Lin, Pei-Chun ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Queensland

     University of Queensland

     Australia

     
  2. [2] National Cheng Kung University

     National Cheng Kung University

     Taiwán

     
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 25, Nº. Extra 8, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special issue: Spatial Economics and Tourism Development), págs. 1200-1223
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• Resumen

  • The travel distance of international journeys critically determines our reliance on differenttransportation modes and the associated carbon intensity. This study quantified the influence ofmacrolevel determinants to the inbound and outbound average distance per visitor from a paneldata of 152 countries using spatial econometric analysis. Results confirmed that national devel-opment and transport capacity assisted the spatial expansion of outbound travel, while tourismcompetitiveness, geographic attributes, and institutional arrangements regarding people’s mobilityfacilitate inbound visits from distant source markets. A high level of heterogeneity was foundacross five continents where the distance friction effect through geographic barrier, transportaccessibility, and the freedom of people’s movement exhibited a different level of influences. Tomanage the spatial expansion of international travels for a sustainable transport future, a stronggeopolitical integration system across countries within the region and adjustments to the aviationcapacity to disfavor long-haul flights have been proposed.