Title

Special Cultural Events: Do They Attract Leisure Tourists?

Keywords

Casual tourist; Casual tourist market; Cultural tourism; Leisure visitors; Mega-events; Special events; Tourist expenditure

Abstract

Within the casual tourist market - is there potential for cultural tourism? This article compares economic (expenditure) and demographic data for casual (leisure) visitors to Orlando with those who attended a cultural exhibition in Orlando. The groups differed as to their expenditure patterns and demographic factors. The exhibition attendees had higher incomes, were older, and were better educated. The ability of a "cultural experience" to tap a large casual tourist market appears limited. © 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volume

18

Issue

2

Number of Pages

215-219

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4319(99)00015-8

Socpus ID

0033149101 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0033149101

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