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Changes in mobility patterns and the switching roles of second homes as a result of the first wave of COVID-19.
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Journal of Sustainable Tourism . Jan2023, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p149-167. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has already had significant impact on tourist flows worldwide. The requirements of safe models of tourism in the time of COVID-19, avoiding crowded localities and providing individual types of accommodation, can largely be met in second homes. This study aims to examine whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions impacted the usage patterns of second homes in terms of: (1) the number of visits and length of stay, (2) the purpose of the second-home utilisation. An integral part of the study was to recognise how these new and existing im/mobilities were determined by a range of personal, social, contextual, and relational factors. The data collected from direct interviews and online surveys was tested using sign and Wilcoxon tests, while the interactive classification tree (C&RT) model was used to explain the reasons for changing or maintaining an existing second-home usage pattern. The research results showed that for most second-home owners their home-usage pattern remained the same as in 2019. If it changed, it was more common to extend the stay by moving in, working at a distance, or commuting to work, rather than to shorten the stay at the second home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09669582
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160969448
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2021.2006201