Determinants of tourists' length of stay in cultural destination: one-night vs longer stays

Atsiz O., Leoni V., AKOVA O.

JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INSIGHTS, vol.5, pp.62-78, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/jhti-07-2020-0126
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INSIGHTS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.62-78
  • Keywords: Length of stay, Cultural destination, Cultural attributes, Istanbul, Two-step model, MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE, VISITORS, TRENDS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - This paper aims to empirically analyze tourists' length of stay in Istanbul, an important cultural destination. The objective of the study is twofold: (1) uncovering the qualitative difference between one-night visitors and longer stay visitors and (2) for those visitors staying longer at the tourism destination, investigating the key determinants of length of stay.