tGIS publica estudio sobre cambios que produjo la pandemia de la COVID-19 en los flujos turísticos madrileños. Los datos de telefonía móvil han revelado qué relaciones se debilitaron y cuáles se fortalecieron o emergieron.

19 abr 2024 - 10:44 CET

Autores: Ana Condeço-Melhorado, Juan Carlos García-Palomares, y Javier Gutiérrez Puebla.

Resumen / Abstract

Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global tourism, with international travel bearing the burden of restrictions. Domestic tourism has also faced substantial challenges. This paper aims to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic tourism in Spain, focusing on travel from Madrid (the country’s capital) to other tourist destinations.

Design/methodology/approach
Mobile phone data has been used to study the evolution of tourist trips over the summers of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Regression models are used to explain the number of visitors at destinations.

Findings
The pandemic not only caused a drastic drop in tourist flows but also disrupted the overall pattern of the domestic flow system. Winning destinations were typically areas in proximity to Madrid and less densely populated destinations, while urban destinations were major losers. The preferences of domestic tourists varied notably by income group, but the decrease in trip volumes showed only marginal differences.

Originality/value
The paper demonstrates the potential of mobile phone data analysis to study the uneven impact of external shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on tourist destinations. This approach considers spatial resilience heterogeneity within regions or provinces. By incorporating income information, the analysis introduces a social dimension to highly detailed spatial data, surpassing traditional studies conducted at the regional or national levels.

Enlace: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHTT-04-2023-0103/full/html