Crises and tourism demand in Spain

Over the last 20 years, the Spanish tourism sector has been affected by three very different types of crises: the global financial crisis of 2007/08, the socio-political crisis engendered in the Arab Spring, and the COVID-19 global pandemic. This study analyses how these crises jointly affect the de...

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Auteurs principaux: Xosé A. Rodríguez, Fidel Martínez-Roget, Maria L. Loureiro
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Fidel Martínez-Roget
Maria L. Loureiro
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description Over the last 20 years, the Spanish tourism sector has been affected by three very different types of crises: the global financial crisis of 2007/08, the socio-political crisis engendered in the Arab Spring, and the COVID-19 global pandemic. This study analyses how these crises jointly affect the demand for tourism in Spain. To better assess the current situation, the analysis breaks down the total demand into international and domestic segments, which are further broken down and analysed according to the type of tourist establishment. This study was carried out using dynamic panel data models, which were estimated using a Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The results indicate that the financial crisis did not have negative impacts on global tourism demand in Spain. The Arab Spring had a significant positive effect, while the COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on the demand for Spanish tourism, which was even more pronounced in the case of international tourism demand. The relative impacts vary considerably when different kinds of establishments are considered and when the evolution of domestic tourism is analysed compared to international tourism. We discuss the policy implications in light of these results.
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spelling doaj-art-2a4987a493ea445fb53e6e429c2e00a42025-07-11T04:31:30ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-08-011113e43612Crises and tourism demand in SpainXosé A. Rodríguez0Fidel Martínez-Roget1Maria L. Loureiro2Department of Quantitative Economics, ECOBAS- University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Corresponding author. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Avda. Xoán XXIII, s/n 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Department of Applied Economics, ECOBAS- University of Santiago de Compostela, SpainDepartment of Foundations of Economic Analysis, ECOBAS- University of Santiago de Compostela, SpainOver the last 20 years, the Spanish tourism sector has been affected by three very different types of crises: the global financial crisis of 2007/08, the socio-political crisis engendered in the Arab Spring, and the COVID-19 global pandemic. This study analyses how these crises jointly affect the demand for tourism in Spain. To better assess the current situation, the analysis breaks down the total demand into international and domestic segments, which are further broken down and analysed according to the type of tourist establishment. This study was carried out using dynamic panel data models, which were estimated using a Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The results indicate that the financial crisis did not have negative impacts on global tourism demand in Spain. The Arab Spring had a significant positive effect, while the COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on the demand for Spanish tourism, which was even more pronounced in the case of international tourism demand. The relative impacts vary considerably when different kinds of establishments are considered and when the evolution of domestic tourism is analysed compared to international tourism. We discuss the policy implications in light of these results.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402501998XFinancial crisisArab springCOVID-19Tourism demandDynamic panel data model
spellingShingle Xosé A. Rodríguez
Fidel Martínez-Roget
Maria L. Loureiro
Crises and tourism demand in Spain
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Financial crisis
Arab spring
COVID-19
Tourism demand
Dynamic panel data model
title Crises and tourism demand in Spain
title_full Crises and tourism demand in Spain
title_fullStr Crises and tourism demand in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Crises and tourism demand in Spain
title_short Crises and tourism demand in Spain
title_sort crises and tourism demand in spain
topic Financial crisis
Arab spring
COVID-19
Tourism demand
Dynamic panel data model
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