High-speed trains and tourists: what is the link? Evidence from the French and Spanish capitals


Autoria(s): Pagliara, Francesca; Delaplace, Marie; Vassallo Magro, José Manuel
Data(s)

2014

Resumo

The objective of this paper is to analyse the factors influencing tourists? choice of a destination and the role of High Speed Rail (HSR) systems in this choice. The methodology proposed consists in analysing two capitals in Europe, i.e. Paris and Madrid where HSR services are important, to investigate the factors influencing holidaymakers in choosing these cities, and the role of HSR in this choice. The main outcome of this paper is to show that several factors influence the choice of a tourist, like the presence of architectural sites, the quality of promotion of the destination itself, the presence of events, and also HSR services. However we found that the HSR system has affected the choice of Paris and Madrid in a different way. Concerning the French case study, HSR is considered a real transport mode alternative among tourists, therefore HSR is chosen to reach Paris as well as for revisiting it. On the other hand, Madrid is chosen by tourists irrespective on the presence of HSR, while HSR is chosen for reaching cities close to Madrid. Data collected from the two surveys have been used for a further quantitative analysis. Models have been specified and calibrated to identify the factors influencing holidaymakers to revisit Paris and Madrid and the role of HSR in this choice has been highlighted.

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http://oa.upm.es/36102/

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spa

Publicador

E.T.S.I. Caminos, Canales y Puertos (UPM)

Relação

http://oa.upm.es/36102/7/INVE_MEM_2014_197160.pdf

http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2014/urban-transport-2014

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/

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Fonte

Urban Transport XX | 20th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment | 28/05/2014-30/05/2014 | El Algarve, Portugal

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