Year
2011
Authors
ESPOSITO VINZI Vincenzo, ASSAKER Guy, O’CONNOR Peter
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to capture the causal relationships between the primary constituents of the tourism destination paradigm – namely, the economy, society, and the natural and infrastructural environments – and demand for tourism at that destination. The study uses structural equation modeling (SEM) methodologies with a cross-sectional data sample from 162 countries, to evaluate a priori proposed measurement and structural models. The results indicate that although the economy construct was found to have no direct influence on tourism, it does have a mediating, positive impact on tourism through the society and environment constructs, with the society construct paralleling the condition of the infrastructure. Moreover, society and environment were found to have a direct, positive impact on generating tourism activities, and revenues.
ASSAKER, G., ESPOSITO VINZI, V. et O’CONNOR, P. (2011). Modeling a Causality Network for Tourism: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Modelling in Management, 6(3), pp. 258-278.