Influencia de la alta velocidad ferroviaria en la elección del destino turístico según el origen de los viajeros. El caso de la Costa Dorada en Cataluña

Òscar Saladié; Aaron Gutiérrez; Salvador Anton Clavé

doi:10.5565/rev/dag.390

Influence of high speed rail services on tourist’s destination choice according to passengers’ origin: The case of the Costa Daurada in Catalonia

Authors

Òscar Saladié Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Aaron Gutiérrez Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Salvador Anton Clavé Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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Abstract

The arrival of high-speed rail (HSR) services in Tarragona in 2006 adds another transportation option for tourists who travel to a coastal destination such as the Costa Daurada of Catalonia. The increased likelihood of visiting this destination due to the existence of a HSR station has been analyzed using a causal probabilistic method. The study is based on the results of a survey of Spanish HSR passengers who spend their holidays on the Costa Daurada. The results show that the increase in the probability is higher among tourists from remote regions. Specifically, it is 16.6% higher for tourists from Madrid and 12% higher for tourists from Aragon. These two regions account for almost two-thirds of the passengers in the sample. There are also differences in sociodemographic, trip and stay characteristics related to the tourist’s origin.

Keywords

high-speed rail, tourist’s destination choice, origin of tourists, Costa Daurada, Catalonia

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