Gravity models for tourism demand modeling: Empirical review and outlook

J Rossello Nadal… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tourism demand and its determining factors have been extensively explored over the past
decades. Traditionally, the study of tourism demand modeling had focused on the use of …

Does the size of the tourism sector influence the economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

U Khalid, LE Okafor, K Burzynska - Current Issues in Tourism, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented slowdown of economic activity
worldwide, with an especially negative impact on the tourism sector. The adoption of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 economic policy response, resilience and tourism recovery

L Okafor, U Khalid, S Gopalan - Annals of Tourism Research Empirical …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates whether tourism sector recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is
influenced by only the size of the economic stimulus packages or whether a country's …

Does the level of a country's resilience moderate the link between the tourism industry and the economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

LE Okafor, U Khalid, K Burzynska - Current Issues in Tourism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines whether the level of a country's resilience to shocks moderates the link
between the size of the tourism industry and the economic policy response to the COVID-19 …

Do regional trade agreements enhance international tourism flows? Evidence from a cross-country analysis

U Khalid, LE Okafor… - Journal of Travel …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigates the effect of regional trade agreements (RTAs)—including
preferential and free trade agreements, customs unions, and common markets—on bilateral …

The effect of migration on international tourism flows: the role of linguistic networks and common languages

LE Okafor, U Khalid… - Journal of Travel …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigate the effect of migration rates on international tourism flows and whether
linguistic networks and common languages affect the relationship between migration rates …

Exploring diverse sources of linguistic influence on international tourism flows

U Khalid, LE Okafor, OI Sanusi - Journal of Travel Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study uses a gravity framework to explore the impact of diverse sources of linguistic
influence on international tourism flows. The diverse sources of linguistic influence are …

Conflicts and tourists' destination choice intention: a study of Kashmir Valley in India

AI Fazili, AH Charag, I Bashir, AA Alshiha, MR Sofi - Tourism Review, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to extend the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to develop finer
understanding about tourist's attitude and intention towards visiting a politically unstable and …

Does panda diplomacy promote Chinese outbound tourism flows?

LE Okafor, CM Tan, U Khalid - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines whether panda diplomacy promotes Chinese outbound tourism flows.
A gravity model of tourism outflows from China to 137 destination countries over the 1995 …

Natural disasters, trade openness and international tourism: The role of income levels across countries

LE Okafor, O Adeola, O Folarin - Tourism Recreation Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study uses a gravity framework to investigate the effects of natural disasters and trade
openness on bilateral tourism flows. This includes investigating the influence of income …