Migration and tourism demand

• Author(s): Leitão, Nuno Carlos ; Shahbaz, Muhammad
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/599
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
• Subject(s): Tourism demand; Panel data; Immigration; Portugal
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

This study considers the relationship between immigration and Portuguese tourism demand for the period 1995-2008, using a dynamic panel data approach. The findings indicate that Portuguese tourism increased significantly during the period in accordance with the values expected for a developed country. The regression results show that income, shock of immigration, population, and geographical distance between Portugal and countries of origin are the main determinants of Portuguese tourism.