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Technical Progress In Transport And The Tourism Area Life Cycle

In: Handbook of Tourism Economics Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies

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  • Andrew Kato

    (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, USA)

  • James Mak

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA)

Abstract

Richard Butler's tourism area life cycle envisions tourism destinations to evolve in stages from exploration to rapid growth followed by slackening, stagnation, and even decline. The eventual slow-down in tourism growth is attributed to the destinations reaching their physical and social carrying capacities. This chapter examines the evolution of Hawaii as a tourism destination from 1922 to 2009. We demonstrate that tourism growth in Hawaii has declined not because the destination has reached its carrying capacity but primarily because of slowing technical progress in passenger air transportation and competition from newer destinations. We conclude that for destinations that depend on transportation improvements to attract tourists, technical progress in transport may provide a better explanation of the evolution of their destinations than their carrying capacities.

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  • Andrew Kato & James Mak, 2013. "Technical Progress In Transport And The Tourism Area Life Cycle," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Clement A Tisdell (ed.), Handbook of Tourism Economics Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies, chapter 11, pages 225-255, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Cited by:

    1. Isabel P. Albaladejo & María Pilar Martínez-García, 2017. "The poststagnation stage for mature tourism areas," Tourism Economics, , vol. 23(2), pages 387-402, March.
    2. Steven Bond-Smith, 2022. "Diversifying Hawai‘i’s specialized economy: A spatial economic perspective," Working Papers 2022-5, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
    3. Steven Bond-Smith, 2024. "Diversifying Hawai‘i's Specialized Economy: A Spatial Economic Perspective," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 38(1), pages 40-59, February.

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