Abstract The continuous growth of tourism has important environmental impacts and transports account for a large proportion of the CO2 emissions generated by tourists. Understanding the motivations and characteristics of collective transport users in contemporary cities may contribute to promote more sustainable forms of tourism. Based on an extensive questionnaire to international tourists in Barcelona, this study employs a multinomial logistic regression to explore the links among visitors' characteristics, motivations, and means of transportation, while an ordinal logistic regression is applied to investigate whether the preference for collective transport has an impact on the satisfaction with the trip. The novelty of our approach is testing the hypothesis that the choice of collective transports is more related to trip motivations (professional, leisure, or personal) than to socio-demographic or personal characteristics of tourists. The results show that professional travelers are more oriented to the use of private cars, but they prefer collective transports when the length of stay is higher and combined with other trip motivations. Also, using collective transports is linked to high satisfaction with the visit for the tourists using this form of transportation. This study puts forward policy implications and suggestions for future research directions, in particular regarding the utilization of non-motorized forms of transportation cities.
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Highlights Analysis of the determinants for collective transport choice in Barcelona. Focus on the characteristics of tourists, including motivation and satisfaction. An efficient network of collective transports promotes urban tourism attractiveness. Individual means of transportation are a priority choice only for business travelers. Business travelers with other motives prefer collective modes if they stay longer.
Determinants of collective transport mode choice and its impacts on trip satisfaction in urban tourism
2021-05-17
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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