Tourists' length of stay: the case of international summer visitors to Norway

Christer Thrane ^[2] ^[1] ; Eivind Farstad ^[1]
1. [1] Institute of Transport Economics
  
  Institute of Transport Economics
  
  Noruega
2. [2] Lillehammer University College
Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 18, Nº. 5, 2012, págs. 1069-1082
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Tourists� length of stay is a variable of key importance for any tourism destination due to its crucial effect on overall tourism expenditure. This study, using several econometric techniques, examines how nationality and a number of other independent variables affect length of stay. The empirical setting is the inbound summer tourism market in Norway, and the data refer to a largescale visitor survey conducted in 2007. The results show that nationality explains many of the differences in length of stay among international visitors to Norway. The results also highlight how international visitors� age, spending patterns and other trip-related characteristics are associated with length of stay. The implications of the findings for tourism policy, segmentation and further research are, finally, discussed.