The Application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for the Study of the Spanish Tourist Demand

[EN] The objective of this study is the characterisation of the Spanish autonomous communities as tourist destinations for Spanish trips, based on the activities carried out, using the principal component method. The Spanish tourist is not only motivated by the sun and beach. This paper aims to clar...

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Autores: González González, María Jesús, Vallejo Pascual, María Eva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/21301
Acceso en línea:https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/quageo-2018-0036
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/21301
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geografía
Autonomous communities
Tourist demand
Principal component analysis
Spain
5403 Geografía Humana
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Sumario:[EN] The objective of this study is the characterisation of the Spanish autonomous communities as tourist destinations for Spanish trips, based on the activities carried out, using the principal component method. The Spanish tourist is not only motivated by the sun and beach. This paper aims to clarify how Spanish people consider other tourist destinations. We contrast how frequently other types of tourism are valued when choosing their destination within the Spanish geography. Inland tourism, sports tourism, entertainment as well as gastronomy are becoming increasingly important.