Journal article
Tourism Market Segmentation Based on Price Sensitivity
- Masiero, Lorenzo University of Lugano, Switzerland
- Nicolau, Juan L. University of Alicante, Spain
- 2011-12-23
Published in:
- Journal of Travel Research. - SAGE Publications. - 2011, vol. 51, no. 4, p. 426-435
English
This article builds on the double role of the effect of prices on the choice of tourism activities: not only is it the sole component of the destination marketing mix that represents revenue but also a determinant factor in tourist choice. On this account, identifying patterns of tourists with different degrees of sensitivities to prices would help destinations design an appropriate bundle of activities and have a clear definition of the segment they should try to attract. Accordingly, the objective of this article is to identify tourist segments from individual price sensitivities to activities. The results show—although price has a dissuasive influence on the choice of activities—a differentiated effect (as this dissuasiveness is not general for all individuals); this heterogeneous responsiveness to price supports its use as a segmentation criterion. In the empirical application, four segments are found with significantly different price sensitivities.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1177/0047287511426339
- ISSN 0047-2875
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/41124
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