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UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS RESEARCH JOURNAL – Volume 17 – 2011 University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius Research Week 2009/2010
Does Infrastructure Matter In Tourism Development? Seetanah B* Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: b.seetanah@uom.ac.mu Juwaheer T D Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: roubina@uom.ac.mu Lamport M J Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: m.lamport@uom.ac.mu Rojid S Email: srojid@worldbank.org Sannassee R V Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: rvsan@uom.ac.mu Subadar Agathee U Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: usubadur@uom.ac.mu
Paper Accepted on 07 January 2011 Abstract This paper investigates the significance of infrastructure as a factor in destination development. The classical demand for international tourism function is extended to include a proxy for infrastructure. An application involving the island of Mauritius is presented whereby total tourist arrivals as well as arrivals from
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B Seetanah , T D Juwaheer , M J Lamport, S Rojid, R V Sannassee & U Subadar Agathee
Europe/America, Asia and Africa are modelled. The findings show that tourists are sensitive to the infrastructure of the island, particularly those from Europe/America and Asia. Tourism infrastructure, income of tourists, distance, and relative prices are important ingredients in their own respect in the tourism demand equation.
Keywords: Infrastructure, Tourism, Dynamic Panel data
*For correspondences and reprints
1. INTRODUCTION There exists a significant literature investigating the determinants of tourism flows (see Lim, 1997). Income in country of origin, the cost of travel, relative prices, exchange rates and tourism infrastructure are among the most prominent determinants of tourism flows in the existing empirical literature. A number of authors, including Gunn (1988) and Inskeep (1991), have
Does Infrastructure Matter In Tourism Development? Seetanah B* Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: b.seetanah@uom.ac.mu Juwaheer T D Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: roubina@uom.ac.mu Lamport M J Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: m.lamport@uom.ac.mu Rojid S Email: srojid@worldbank.org Sannassee R V Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: rvsan@uom.ac.mu Subadar Agathee U Faculty of Law & Management, University of Mauritius Reduit Email: usubadur@uom.ac.mu
Paper Accepted on 07 January 2011 Abstract This paper investigates the significance of infrastructure as a factor in destination development. The classical demand for international tourism function is extended to include a proxy for infrastructure. An application involving the island of Mauritius is presented whereby total tourist arrivals as well as arrivals from
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B Seetanah , T D Juwaheer , M J Lamport, S Rojid, R V Sannassee & U Subadar Agathee
Europe/America, Asia and Africa are modelled. The findings show that tourists are sensitive to the infrastructure of the island, particularly those from Europe/America and Asia. Tourism infrastructure, income of tourists, distance, and relative prices are important ingredients in their own respect in the tourism demand equation.
Keywords: Infrastructure, Tourism, Dynamic Panel data
*For correspondences and reprints
1. INTRODUCTION There exists a significant literature investigating the determinants of tourism flows (see Lim, 1997). Income in country of origin, the cost of travel, relative prices, exchange rates and tourism infrastructure are among the most prominent determinants of tourism flows in the existing empirical literature. A number of authors, including Gunn (1988) and Inskeep (1991), have
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