Author, as appears in the article.: Birenboim A; Anton-Clavé S; Russo A; Shoval N
Department: Geografia
URV's Author/s: Anton Clavé, Salvador / Russo, Antonio
Keywords: Gps Portaventura Rhythms Temporal activity patterns Theme park Tourist behavior
Abstract: In this article, we illustrate the importance of time in understanding theme park visitor activity patterns. The study that is described here made use of the GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to track and record the time-space trajectories of visitors at the PortAventura theme park in Catalonia, Spain. The findings suggest that visitors to theme parks do demonstrate distinct diurnal and intradiurnal mass behavior patterns or rhythms of activity. The investigation of temporal activity patterns holds two main advantages: the first is that compared with spatial activity patterns, it is more straightforward to aggregate, present, and compare temporal patterns; the second is that the external validity of temporal activity patterns is generally higher than that of spatial activity patterns. That is to say that temporal activity patterns are more likely to repeat themselves in other environments. Practical, theoretical, and methodological insights that can be relevant to both researchers and site managers are discussed. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Thematic Areas: Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo Ciencias sociales Economia Geografía Geography, planning and development Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism Interdisciplinar Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences Sociology Tourism, leisure and hospitality management
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: antonio.russo@urv.cat salvador.anton@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-8768-246X 0000-0001-9818-2778
Record's date: 2023-03-05
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616688.2012.762540
Papper original source: Tourism Geographies. 15 (4): 601-619
APA: Birenboim A; Anton-Clavé S; Russo A; Shoval N (2013). Temporal Activity Patterns of Theme Park Visitors. Tourism Geographies, 15(4), 601-619. DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2012.762540
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2012.762540
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2013
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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