The length of stay of golf tourism: a survival analysis
Barros, C., R. Butler, A. Correia
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(2010)
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"The length of stay of golf tourism: a survival analysis"
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Tourism Management
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31
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13-21
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CEFAGE Author(s)
Antónia de Jesus Henriques Correia
Abstract
This study analyses the length of stay of golf tourists in the Algarve, on the southern coast of Portugal. The analysis employs a questionnaire to ascertain the significant characteristics influencing the length of stay of golf tourists. A survival model is used to analyse which characteristics are associated with the length of stay, taking into account the uncontrolled heterogeneity of the data. Robustness tests are implemented and policy implications are derived for improving the understanding and management of the length of stay of heterogeneous tourists.