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The economic impact of cultural tourism: Exploring tourist spending and motivation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The paper investigates the economic impact of "La Notte della Taranta" festival by analyzing the expenditure patterns of over 20,000 attendees across sixteen festival editions (2007-2024). It uncovers that tourists' motivation significantly influences expenditure, with those partially motivated spending more compared to both non-motivated and highly motivated visitors. The research also reveals that the relationship between the motivation of tourists and their spending patterns is affected by various tourist traits, such as being a first-time visitor, their instantaneous social capital, and their geographical origin.

Source: Tourism Economics

DOI: 10.1177/13548166251369077

Authors: Giuseppe Attanasi, Valentina Peruzzi, Giuseppe Ciccarone, Angelica De Fabrizio, Patrick Llerena

Institutions: Corvinus University of Budapest, Sapienza University of Rome, Université de Strasbourg

Language: English

Topic: Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche

Award: Green Innovation: Creativity, Risk and Social context