Intra-regional Travel Research Articles

An impact study on COVID-19 and tourism sustainability: intelligent solutions, issues and future challenges

Tourism is the deed of every individual who loves to travel for leisure, entertainment, sports, or other purpose and usually stay in places outside their environment. It involves hospitality, health, sports, education, or entertainment. Tourism is often connected with the individual intentions to discover the facts and findings of the environment. But, the COVID-19 pandemic contamination has furiously affected the kind of tourism industry across the world and waiting for the biggest downfall ever in the history of tourism. It not only affected the common inter and intraregional travel but also badly hit the global tourism sectors. In this article, an impact study of COVID-19 on tourism sustainability is performed with an in-depth discussion on various issues and challenges. Further, an effective analytical perspective is presented on the applications of intelligent computing techniques to meet the challenges of tourism concerning COVID-19. This study will be helpful for effective analysis on different tourism sectors in a post-pandemic scenario along with a special focus towards the enhancement of domain knowledge of different stakeholders, industries, and government organisations.

COVID-19: ASEAN Aviation Policy and the Significance of Intra-regional Connectivity

Cross-border integration is a complex process, but it could bring benefits to the nations involved in motivating trade and tourism. Air transport has been playing an important role in accelerating the integration of the economies of countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The introduction of a visa-free exemption agreement in 2006 and the ratification of the semi-ASEAN open skies agreement in 2016 have stimulated intra-ASEAN travel and trade. However, since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has demolished most of the efforts when tight border controls returned and flights were suspended. The ASEAN countries were criticised for a lack of coordination over the pandemic. This article examines the ASEAN air transport policies in response to the global pandemic. The data were collected from official government documents, international databases and local media reports to identify the pattern of the air transport policy implemented by each ASEAN member. This article provides insights into the impact of intra-regional travel on the recovery and resilience of the air transport industry in the ASEAN region. JEL Classification: L91, L93, L98

Health and Wellness–Related Travel: A Scoping Study of the Literature in 2010-2018

Health and wellness–related travel, also known as medical tourism, is a topical phenomenon with a wide range of effects in both local and transnational contexts. This scoping study examines the literature on this phenomenon from the perspective of travelers. The literature search was conducted using three databases (EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and SCOPUS) and covered the period from 2010 to 2018. The results show that the literature is divided into two academic fields: social sciences and tourism. Travel from the Global North to the Global South still dominates the field of medical travel research, and studies on South-to-South or intra-regional travel are underrepresented. There is a need for a more in-depth qualitative understanding of travelers’ lived experiences and for studies with more advanced quantitative methods and longitudinal research designs. We call for more interdisciplinary and theoretical approaches to health and wellness–related travel and propose a conceptual model that considers travelers’ intent (medical/wellness) and status (patient/tourist).

РАЗВИТИЕ ТУРИСТСКО-РЕКРЕАЦИОННОЙ СФЕРЫ С УЧЕТОМ ЭПИДЕМИОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ РИСКОВ

. The tourism industry has proven to be the most sensitive to the pandemic. The spread of the coronavirus during 2020 shows certain geographic features. The initial development of the epidemic is geographically associated with destinations, major cities, coastal areas, winter recreation centers, tourist events. The spatial course of the pandemic shows a dependence on climatic zonation and pronounced seasons of the year, corresponds to the hierarchy of settlement systems, since this global problem is most manifested in central places. In Russia, the global geographic patterns of the spread of coronavirus are manifested. The pandemic will lead to changes in the structural and spatial organization of tourism, will serve to the accentuated development of domestic tourism in Russia, an increase in interest in interregional and intraregional travel, and the development of municipal tourism. The real possibility of the risks of large epidemics will lead the tourist infrastructure to the idea of an areal, not a pole, development. Nature-oriented types of tourism (ecological, sports, fishing, rural) and recreation outside large cities are becoming promising.

Crossing the ice: an Iron Age to medieval mountain pass at Lendbreen, Norway

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The dual distance model of tourism movement in intra-regional travel

ABSTRACT This study aims to reconcile the discrepancy between economic theory and distance decay theory by developing the dual distance model to better explain tourism movement/demand. Drawing on data from three different sources in China, findings indicate that while geographic distance significantly influences travel demand, economic distance does not, ceteris paribus. The interaction of these two distance factors offers new insights into how the taken-for-granted distance decay curve is contingent upon the economic distance between the source market and the destination. Implications on theory and practice are also presented in the article.

KARAKTERISTIK DAN POLA PERJALANAN WISATAWAN BACKPACKER YANG MENGINAP DI CANGGU, BADUNG

Canggu is one of the the most visited areas by backpacker tourists viewed by the amount of hostel accommodations. This study aims to determine the characteristics and travel patterns of backpacker tourists who stay in Canggu. The sample of this research is backpacker tourists staying at Canggu, determining the sample using purposive and quota sampling on 132 respondents. Data obtained in several ways, such as: observation, questionnaires, literature study, and documentation. Quantitative descriptive and qualitative descriptive were used to analyse the data result. The results showed that backpacker tourists take an intra-destination travel pattern, which is to travel in Bali, the most visited tourist destination in Bali is Ubud with an average stay of 6 days, dominantly making an intra-destination travel pattern; Ubud-Uluwatu- Canggu, and Kuta as the first tourist destination visited in Bali. Inter-destination travel patterns, while travel between destinations in Indonesia, most backpacker tourists visit Gili Island with an average stay of 5 days, dominantly doing inter-destination travel patterns such as Gili Island-Bali, and Bali as a tourist destination first visited. Intra-regional patterns, as trips made in Southeast Asian countries, Thailand was most visited by backpacker tourists other than Indonesia, dominantly carried out intra-regional travel patterns like Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam-Indonesia, and Indonesia as first destination visited. Inter-regional patterns, backpacker tourists also visit other countries other than Southeast Asia, and predominantly visit Australia with an average stay of 91 days, and do inter-regional travel patterns that is Australia- ASEAN, and the ASEAN region being the first destination visited.

Public charging infrastructure for plug-in electric vehicles: What is it worth?

Lack of charging infrastructure is an important barrier to the growth of the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market. Public charging infrastructure has tangible and intangible value, such as reducing range anxiety or building confidence in the future of the PEV market. Quantifying the value of public charging infrastructure can inform analysis of investment decisions and can help predict the impact of charging infrastructure on future PEV sales. Estimates of willingness to pay (WTP) based on stated preference surveys are limited by consumers’ lack of familiarity with PEVs. As an alternative, we focus on quantifying the tangible value of public PEV chargers in terms of their ability to displace gasoline use for PHEVs and to enable additional electric (e−) vehicle miles for BEVs, thereby mitigating the limitations of shorter range and longer recharging time. Simulation studies provide data that can be used to quantify e-miles enabled by public chargers and the value of additional e-miles can be inferred from econometric estimates of WTP for increased vehicle range. Functions are synthesized that estimate the WTP for public charging infrastructure by plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, conditional on vehicle range, annual vehicle travel, pre-existing charging infrastructure, energy prices, vehicle efficiency, and household income. A case study based on California’s public charging network in 2017 indicates that, to the purchaser of a new BEV with a 100-mile range and home recharging, existing public fast chargers are worth about $1500 for intraregional travel, and fast chargers along intercity routes are valued at over $6500.

The Global Evolution of Travel Visa Regimes.

The Global Evolution of Travel Visa Regimes.

Riding waves of intra-seasonal demand in surf tourism: analysing the nexus of seasonality and 21st century surf forecasting technology

ABSTRACTThis study examines the natural component of seasonality in surf tourism. Using survey responses collected globally, we first analyse how surfers report using forecasts to make travel decisions. Occupancy and head-count data were also collected in Pavones, Costa Rica and analyzed against surf forecast data to empirically assess intra-seasonal fluctuations. Despite a small and highly skilled subset of the surf population, most international travel is booked months in advance based on climatic factors. Case study results indicate, however, that intra-seasonal travel behaviour within a country is correlated to both mid-range (occupancy) and short range (head-counts in the water) forecasts. Combined, surf forecasts and observed natural conditions impact surf travel behaviours in nuanced ways that deserve further attention to better understand destination and hospitality management, as well as, host and guest satisfaction and how they relate to intra-seasonal and intra-regional travel patterns.

Immigrant hosts and intra-regional travel

ABSTRACTA large number of tourism-related experiences involve a personal relationship between a visitor and resident host. As immigration continues to be an increasingly integral experience for many people and communities, and advances in technology make relationship maintenance more accessible, the traditional distinctions of travel types based on ‘pleasure’, ‘visiting friends and relatives’ (VFR), and even ‘business’ become blurred and detrimental to conceptual understandings for large numbers of tourism experiences and their impacts. The purpose is to explore the experiences of immigrants with intra-regional travel when they host VFRs. Constructionism was used as a guiding epistemology in this narrative analysis. The research co-constructed narratives with nine participants in Toronto, Canada about their hosting and intra-regional travel. The hosting experience is powerful, linking old and new worlds, and challenging traditional discursive tourism binaries such as home and away. The experience of intra-regional communities through side-trips with VFR guests added additional context where the host was in a non-routine place on vacation, with a guest who brings expectations of participating in leisure, but in a place that has cultural links to the participant's ongoing integration and connection to the broader sense of Canadian culture. Hosting both inspired intra-regional travel, and enhanced the memorable co-construction of meaning associated with the experience as links and distinctions to the culture of origin were more easily made due to the co-presence of their guest. Implications for integration, place making and marketing are discussed.

California Statewide Model for High-Speed Rail

The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) have developed a new statewide model to support evaluation of high-speed rail alternatives in the State of California. The approach to this statewide model explicitly recognizes the unique characteristics of intraregional travel demand and interregional travel demand. As a result, interregional travel models capture behavior important to longer distance travel, such as induced trips, business and commute decisions, recreational travel, attributes of destinations, reliability of travel, party size, and access and egress modal options. Intraregional travel models rely on local highway and transit characteristics and behavior associated with shorter distance trips (such as commuting and shopping).

Tourism flows between India and Singapore

AbstractThe tourism industry has become increasingly important as a source of revenue and employment for countries in Southeast Asia. Within the Southeast Asian region, intraregional travel has also seen an upsurge since the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997. More attention is also being paid to attract other Asian tourists from China, India, Japan and South Korea to the region. Competition to be tourism hubs in the region has seen countries such as Singapore developing an array of incentives to entice inbound foreign tourists to its shores. The aim of this paper is to examine the growing importance of India as a source of inbound tourists for countries in Southeast Asia and in particular Singapore. India is an apt case study because of its long historical and cultural links with the region. Another main motivation for examining inbound tourists from India is India's engagement with the Southeast Asian region through its ‘Look East’ policy. Following from its economic reforms and liberalisation of 1991, India has sought to strengthen economic links with ASEAN member states through a range of economic sectors including tourism. The 1991 Indian economic liberalisation has also created an upsurge of Indian business travellers who are exploring investment and business opportunities in the Southeast Asian region. With India's economic liberalisation of 1991, an expanding middle class has come to view foreign travel as a necessity. In turn, ASEAN member states, such as Singapore in particular, which is heavily dependent on its services sector, including tourism, for revenue, have chosen to regionalise its tourism operations by collaborating and investing in projects in India to woo more Indian tourists. Competition in the tourism sector among ASEAN countries has increased the urgency for Singapore to reinvent itself to attract foreign tourists and implement a number of initiatives to maintain its share of the tourism market. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The projected inbound market trends of 12 tourist destinations in South-East Asia and the Pacific, 1997-2001

The purpose of this paper was to project international tourist arrivals in 12 major tourist destinations in South-East Asia and the Pacific to the year 2001. The SAS forecast autoregressive time series trend model was applied and 25 years (1970-94) of historical data was used to project international tourist flows in these destinations. The five years' projection (1997-2001) showed that tourist arrivals in the 12 destinations will increase from 69.9 million in 1997 to 104.6 million in the year 2001, with an overall growth rate of 49.6 per cent and an average annual growth rate of 10.6 per cent. The tremendons growth of international tourism in the region has been very much associated with intra-regional travel in the past. In the projected regional market share, intra-regional travel will still maintain its dominant position, increasing from 61 per cent of market share in 1997 to 63.5 per cent in 2001, followed by Europe, America, and Oceania. By the year 2001, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, and South Korea will be the top five tourist destinations in the region.

Projecting International Tourist Arrivals in East Asia and the Pacific to the Year 2005

This article discusses and analyzes 22 years of international tourist arrivals in 12 tourist destinations in East Asia and the Pacific, and applies a statistical analysis system (SAS) forecast autoregressive time series trend model to project international tourist_flows in that region up to 2005. The projection showed that tourist arrivals to this region's 12 major destinations will increase from 41 million in 1992 to 155 million in 2005, with an overall growth rate of 278% and an average annual growth rate of 10.4%. The tremendous growth of international tourism in the region has been very much associated with intraregional travel in the past. In the projected regional market share, Asia will still maintain its dominant position, increasing from 61% of total international tourist arrivals in 1992 to 65% in 2005, followed by Europe, America, and Oceania. In 2005, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, and South Korea will be the top five tourist destinations in the region.

Comparative Tourism Development in Asia and the Pacific

International totcrism in the Asia-Pacific region has grown rapidly since the 1960s, primarily because of increased intraregional travel among Asia-Pacific residents. This article compares tourism development among major Asia-Pacifrc countries, focusing especially on countries as receivers of tourists and tourism receipts and as gerterators of tourist travel. Countries examined include Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as island microstates in the Pacific. The study concludes that tourism development in the Asia-Pacific region will depend on continued economic growth and the willingness of governments to open their countries to foreigners and to allow their own nationals to travel freely abroad.