AN ANALYSIS OF TOURISM SECTOR SEASONALITY AND ITS RELATION TO THE ECONOMIC CYCLE: THE CASE OF SPAIN
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https://doi.org/10.25115/eae.v38i1.2991Keywords:
Economic cycle, Seasonality, Spain, TourismAgencies:
The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain, the State Research Agency (SRA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (project reference ECO2017‐86822‐R).Abstract
This study analyzes the changes caused by seasonal trends in the Spanish tourism sector 2007-2016. The methodological originality of the analysis stems from its multi-dimensional index of tourism seasonality, which uses the DP2 indicator. This method enables us to analyze changes in the intensity of destinations’ seasonality and to determine both the variables with the greatest power to explain this phenomenon and the variables with the greatest discriminant value among destinations. The results indicate that urban destinations are the most sensitive to variations in the economic cycle, primarily due to the effect of variations in the arrivals of national tourists.
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