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Backpackers' space–time behavior in an urban destination: The impact of travel information sources
Author(s) -
Martins Márcio Ribeiro,
Costa Rui Augusto,
Moreira António Carrizo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2514
Subject(s) - tourism , bivariate analysis , advertising , marketing , information source (mathematics) , global positioning system , space (punctuation) , geography , computer science , business , statistics , mathematics , telecommunications , archaeology , machine learning , operating system
This research aims to identify the information sources used by backpackers before and during the visit to an urban destination and its influence on the movements performed. It uses a questionnaire survey combined with a GPS app to track the movements of backpackers to identify backpackers' spatiotemporal behavior. A bivariate analysis using non‐parametric tests was used to examine the relationships between variables. This study concludes that the consulting online information before the visit has a great deal of influence on the spatiotemporal behavior of the backpackers, namely on the linearity and intensity of the visit. If online information sources are very important due to the intense use of information by backpackers, word of mouth from other travelers should not be disregarded as an important information source. This research can contribute to the definition of more informed and differentiating tourism marketing strategy considering the information sources used and its influence on the movements performed during the visit.