Abstract
Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Abstract European city tourism has increased considerably over the past decade as cities market themselves competitively as attractive tourist destinations. This paper presents, for the first time, a detailed picture of the uneven geographies of European city tourism, covering a total of 473 cities within the borders of 27 EU states, and the EFTA states of Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. The first part of the paper develops a ranking of European tourist cities, based on documented overnight stays of visitors and on tourist accommodation capacities. The second part analyzes the changing dynamics of tourism growth in different regional and national contexts between 1995 and 2005. The paper concludes with a critical discussion of the major driving forces of European city tourism and an evaluation of the potential for future growth.
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