Weather studies in outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism: A research synthesis and gap analysis

RI Verbos, B Altschuler, MTJ Brownlee - Leisure Sciences, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of weather on outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism has received
increasing attention from the research community during the past ten years. This article …

An assessment of the climatic suitability of Afriski Mountain Resort for outdoor tourism using the Tourism Climate Index (TCI)

K Noome, JM Fitchett - Journal of Mountain Science, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Tourism Climatic Indices (TCIs) are widely used in the global North to quantify the
climatic suitability of a destination for tourism. Only one such study has been conducted in …

Mapping and assessment of recreation services in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Y Hou, W Zhao, T Hua, P Pereira - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Recreation services are part of “Experiences” in nonmaterial nature's contribution to people
(NCP). It is one of the activities most closely linked to natural landscapes and human well …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure

M Jones, KN Gartland, G Fuller - Anim. Behav. Cogn, 2021 - researchgate.net
Macropods, particularly kangaroos and wallabies, are common species included in walk-
through habitats that put them in close proximity to zoo visitors. However, there has been …

Influence of weather on the behaviour of tourists in a beach destination

D R.-Toubes, N Araújo-Vila, JA Fraiz-Brea - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
In sun-and-beach destinations, weather has a decisive influence on the variability of the
daily flow of tourists. Uncertainty in demand flows directly affects businesses and …

The applicability of the tourism climate index in a hot arid environment: Saudi Arabia as a case study

TK Faraj, QY Tarawneh, IM Oroud - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to implement a widely used climate tourism index (TCI) developed by
Mieczkowski (Can Geogr/Geogr Can 29: 220-233, 1985) in a hot arid climate. This index …

Effects of weather factors on recreation participation in a humid subtropical region

R Paudyal, TV Stein, B Kc, DC Adams - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
This study examines effects of weather, temporal factors, and gasoline price on outdoor
recreation participation by using a time series model. We obtained more than 5 years of …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping tourism stakeholders' weather and climate information-seeking behavior in Fiji

J Nalau, S Becken, S Noakes… - Weather, Climate, and …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Tourism is inherently dependent on weather and climate, and its sustainability and
resilience to adverse weather and climate impacts is greatly enhanced by providing tailored …

Impacts of Weather Variability on the International Tourism Receipts—Evidence from Ethiopia (1995–2019)

MB Gebbisa, AS Yasin, Z Bacsi - Tourism and Hospitality, 2024 - mdpi.com
Every economic sector is susceptible to the direct or indirect effects of weather variability,
and the tourism sector is no exception. In fact, the tourism industry is considered to be more …

Differences in the importance of weather and weather-based decisions among campers in Ontario parks (Canada)

MJ Hewer, DJ Scott, WA Gough - International journal of biometeorology, 2017 - Springer
Parks and protected areas represent an important resource for tourism in Canada, in which
camping is a common recreational activity. The important relationship between weather and …