Bruce Prideaux

TL;DR: In this paper, a transport cost model that identifies the significance of transport as a factor in destination development as well as in the selection of destinations by intending tourists is presented. And the model is tested by analyzing the role of transport in the development of Cairns as a destination by examining the effect of distance, transport access costs and competing destinations.

TL;DR: The authors examined the issue of forecasting by comparing forecasts of inbound tourism made prior to the political and economic crises that engulfed Indonesia from 1997 onwards with actual arrival figures and found that current methods of forecasting are not able to cope with unexpected crises and other disasters.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined attitudes to tourism and climate change among residents of Hong Kong and evaluated their willingness to voluntarily modify travel behaviours to reduce environmental impacts, concluding that government intervention may be required to create meaningful behavioural change in travel patterns.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify differences in motivations to travel to Korea, preferred tourist resources (activities), length of planning before travelling, information sources used, and length of stay based on five national tourist groups (American, Australian, Japanese, Chinese (Mainland), Chinese (Hong Kong SAR).

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cessation of almost all international travel in the first half of 2020 and a return to pre-pandemic growth patterns will take time and depend on the depth and extent o...