RT Journal Article
T1 Balancing economic benefits and environmental costs: Introducing carbon footprint indicators in tourist market targeting.
A1 Gallego-Galán, Inmaculada
A1 Font, Xavier
A1 Torres-Delgado, Anna
K1 Turismo - Aspectos ambientales
K1 Economía ambiental
K1 Indicadores ambientales
AB We argue that governments’ decisions to target certain tourist markets must consider both benefits and costs. We design a composite indicator methodology to assess economic benefits, using six classic indicators of market desirability (leadership, dynamism, seasonality, length of stay, expenditure and connectivity), which we complement with two carbon footprint indicators indicative of some of the costs incurred by the planet (CO2e per tourist night and CO2e per tourist trip). We model how target market decisions should change as the weight given to carbon costs changes from zero (current scenario) to 25% and 50% in the set of indicators used to select target markets. Adding carbon data in a cost-benefit analysis makes regional and national markets much more attractive than distant markets due to their low carbon footprints, despite shorter tourist stays or lower expenditures. Our method can inform government strategies to decarbonize while maintaining a clear market focus.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024-10-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35133
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35133
LA eng
NO Gallego, I., Font, X., & Torres-Delgado, A. (2025). Balancing economic benefits and environmental costs: Introducing carbon footprint indicators in tourist market targeting. Tourism Management, 107, 105066.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026