Economics of Transport and Tourism

Dear Colleagues,

Transport and communication is fundamental factors of the tourism system and it is crucial to understand the link between transport and tourism, the role of tourism communication in crisis conditions, and the asymmetric information in tourism. This Special Issue focuses on the broad topic of "Transport and Tourism Economics" and aims to provide a collection of high quality theoretical and empirical papers covering the transport economy in tourism, the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and / or national investment on the development of tourism and transport routes, as well as risk management in tourism communication.

Topics of relevance to this issue include but are not limited to: quantitative or qualitative analysis of transport and tourism; demand for travel to, from and between tourism destinations; travel industry analysis (airline, car rental, rail, travel package, and cruise); sentiment analysis of tourist reviews; transportation choice and tourists' behaviour; the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on travel and the tourism industry; the effect of transportation on tourism development; tourism benefits and transport policy; tourism-economic growth nexus; infrastructure, transport costs and trade; sustainable tourism and transportation; the analysis impact of FDI on the local and /or regional development of tourism  and infrastructure (e.g., Granger causality, Solow growth model, tourism-led growth hypothesis); the analysis of tourism communication processes in the context of the Covid-19; and asymmetric information and tourism market failure on local/regional level.

We welcome interdisciplinary and macroeconomic research, including both quantitative (e.g., discrete choice and econometric analysis) and qualitative approaches (e.g., literature reviews and content analysis).

Prof. Dr. Junwook Chi
Prof. Dr. Epuran Gheorghe
Guest Editors

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