Characteristics of Middle European Holiday Highfliers
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Characteristics of Middle European Holiday Highfliers
Author:
Falk, Martin Thomas
;
Hagsten, Eva
Subjects:
Children
;
count data model
;
holiday
travel
;
Households
;
Residents
;
tourist air
travel
;
travel
frequency
Is Part Of:
Urban planning, 2021-06, Vol.6 (2), p.246-256
Description:
This article estimates a count-data model on the flight behaviour of Austrian holiday-makers based on information from a large representative quarterly survey spanning the years 2014–2016. On average, the number of holiday flights ranges between 0.6 and 1.2 per year for residents in the least populated region and the capital, respectively. Results of the estimations reveal that the number of holiday flights is highest for persons with tertiary degrees, of a young age (16–24 years) and capital city residents, while it is lowest for individuals with children and large households. Residents of the capital city fly 78 percent more often in a given quarter than those living in Carinthia, the most rural region. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis reveals that the difference is rather related to location than to variations in individual characteristics. Socio-demographic aspects such as age, household size and travelling with children are of no relevance for the holiday flying behaviour of capital residents.
Publisher:
Lisbon: Cogitatio Press
Language:
English
Identifier:
ISSN: 2183-7635
EISSN: 2183-7635
DOI: 10.17645/up.v6i2.3972
Source:
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Coronavirus Research Database
ProQuest Central