Tourist Flows between Central European Metropolises (in the Context of Metropolisation Processes)

ŠAUER, Martin and Markéta NOVOTNÁ. Tourist Flows between Central European Metropolises (in the Context of Metropolisation Processes). Geographia Technica. Cluj University Press, 2018, vol. 13, No 2, p. 125-137. ISSN 1842-5135. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.21163/GT_2018.132.10.

Basic information

• Original name: Tourist Flows between Central European Metropolises (in the Context of Metropolisation Processes)
• Authors: ŠAUER, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Markéta NOVOTNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Geographia Technica, Cluj University Press, 2018, 1842-5135.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50702 Urban studies
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/18:00104288
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21163/GT_2018.132.10
• UT WoS: 000448465500010
• Keywords in English: urban tourism; tourist flows; network analysis; metropolis; Central Europe
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This paper focuses on the tourist flows between Central European metropolises. The main aim is to identify these flows and to evaluate position of metropolises within the spatial structure of the Central European tourism. The core of the analysis lies in the evaluation of the main tourist flows and their spatial distribution. Hence, the paper measures the appropriate quantitative network characteristics of tourist flows and visualizes them. For this purpose, it is also necessary to find a method that allows quantifying tourist flows, because current statistics cannot capture tourist streams at the level of individual metropolises. Finally, the results are discussed in the context of metropolisation processes. The results reveal the importance of the Vienna network connection, as the most important analysed tourist destination, to the rest of the metropolises. The weakness of the network connection has been confirmed especially in Polish metropolises, while Berlin can be considered an important transit hub.

Links

• CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_026/0008430, interní kód MU(CEP code: EF16_026/0008430): Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace (Acronym: NOVÁ MOBILITA)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research

• EF16_026/0008430, research and development project: Name: Nová mobilita - vysokorychlostní dopravní systémy a dopravní chování populace