Air pollution and tourism demand: A case study of Beijing, China

This paper analyses the relationship between air pollution and tourism demand in Beijing. The study method is based on a gravity model, in which air quality variables are incorporated into the model of tourism demand. The results obtained show that air pollution has a negative influence on tourism f...

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Published in:The international journal of tourism research 2019-11, Vol.21 (6), p.747-757
Main Authors: Zhou, Xiaoge, Santana Jiménez, Yolanda, Pérez Rodríguez, Jorge V., Hernández, Juan María
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Beijing
gravity model
Longitudinal studies
Outdoor air quality
panel data analysis
sustainability
Tourism
tourism demand
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Summary:This paper analyses the relationship between air pollution and tourism demand in Beijing. The study method is based on a gravity model, in which air quality variables are incorporated into the model of tourism demand. The results obtained show that air pollution has a negative influence on tourism flows and that this effect is more pronounced for inbound than for domestic tourism. The findings also show that a simple index such as the classification of good and bad air‐quality days is a good representation of the air pollution factors taken into account by tourists in their travel decision.
ISSN:1099-2340
1522-1970
DOI:10.1002/jtr.2301