How weather conditions affect guest arrivals and duration of stay: An alpine destination case

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Bausch, T, Gartner, WC and Humpe, A (2021) How weather conditions affect guest arrivals and duration of stay: An alpine destination case. International Journal of Tourism Research, 23 (6). pp. 1006-1026. ISSN 1099-2340

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Abstract

Weather can be a major concern for travellers when choosing a destination, preparing their trip and during their stay. Existing publications focus on explaining the role of weather based on one, or at most, a few parameters and usually for one season. This paper proposes a new approach covering all four seasons by connecting daily data from meteorological stations to tourists' registration information. This approach allows for an understanding of travel volumes based on actual travel data and not on perceptions or desired outcomes. The results suggest a clear impact of weather on the number and duration of short‐term trips for all seasons. There was no clear indication that weather forecasts played a significant role in the structure of mid or long term trips.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 3508 Tourism; 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services; 3504 Commercial Services; 3506 Marketing; 1503 Business and Management; 1505 Marketing; 1506 Tourism; 3506 Marketing; 3508 Tourism
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism
Divisions: Astrophysics Research Institute
Publisher: Wiley
Date of acceptance: 14 April 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 26 January 2026
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2026 09:10
Last Modified: 26 Jan 2026 09:10
DOI or ID number: 10.1002/jtr.2459
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27962
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