Airline choice and tourism growth in the Azores |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom;2. Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan;3. Graduate School of Logistics, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro Nam-gu, Incheon 22212, South Korea;4. International Affairs Staff, Yogyakarta City Mayor’s Office, Yogyakarta City Government, Yogyakarta 55165, Indonesia, and Lecturer, Department of Economic Development, Ahmad Dahlan University;5. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima Hiroshima-ken 739–8529, Japan |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the effect of airline choice on tourism growth in the Azores. The results reveal that tourism numbers increased sharply as more alternative choices emerged to visitors after the entrance of low-cost carriers due to airline liberalization. Moreover, different airline types attract different kinds of visitors, contributing to tourism diversification. In particular, low-cost airline tourists are younger than those who travel in full-service airlines or charter flights. They are also more likely to buy a last-minute ticket and to come from Iberian and French markets. Charter flights, however, are important choices for those traveling to the Azores from more distant markets such as Sweden and Denmark. |
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| Keywords: | Airline choice Tourism growth Airline liberalization Low-cost airlines Legacy airlines Charter carriers |
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