Weather studies in outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism: A research synthesis and gap analysis

RI Verbos, B Altschuler, MTJ Brownlee - Leisure Sciences, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of weather on outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism has received
increasing attention from the research community during the past ten years. This article …

An inter-comparison of the holiday climate index (HCI) and the tourism climate index (TCI) in Europe

D Scott, M Rutty, B Amelung, M Tang - Atmosphere, 2016 - mdpi.com
Much research has been devoted to quantifying optimal or unacceptable climate conditions
both generally and for specific tourism segments or activities over the last 10 years. This …

Tourism climatology past and present: A review of the role of the ISB Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation

CR De Freitas - International journal of biometeorology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Executive Board of the International Society of Biometeorology (ISB) founded
the Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation (CCTR) at the 15th International …

Weather to travel to the beach

M Sabir, J van Ommeren, P Rietveld - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2013 - Elsevier
Weather conditions have a strong effect on certain leisure destinations choices causing
extreme road and parking congestion. An important question is then to what extent travelers …

Weather and place-based human behavior: recreational preferences and sensitivity

CR De Freitas - International journal of biometeorology, 2015 - Springer
This study examines the links between biometeorological variables and the behavior of
beach recreationists along with their rating of overall weather conditions. To identify and …

A comparison of the holiday climate index: beach and the tourism climate index across coastal destinations in China

DD Yu, M Rutty, D Scott, S Li - International journal of biometeorology, 2021 - Springer
Climatic resources are vitally important for tourism, driving major intra-and inter-regional
travel flows for sun-sand-surf (3S) tourism around the world. The development of climate …

Investigating thermal comfort and user behaviors in outdoor spaces: A seasonal and spatial perspective

KT Huang, TP Lin, HC Lien - Advances in Meteorology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have examined the correlation between the number of attendants in a
given outdoor environment and thermal indices to understand how the environmental …

Thermal range of coastal tourism resort microclimates

M Rutty, D Scott - Tourism Geographies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
With considerable evidence demonstrating the intrinsic importance of weather and climate
for tourist decision-making, the projected redistribution of climatic resources as a result of …

Comparison of climate preferences for domestic and international beach holidays: A case study of Canadian travelers

M Rutty, D Scott - Atmosphere, 2016 - mdpi.com
Coastal tourism is the largest segment of global leisure tourism and it is firmly linked to the
destination's natural resources—with climatic resources chief among them. Through …

Weather preferences of French tourists: lessons for climate change impact assessment

G Dubois, JP Ceron, S Gössling, CM Hall - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
Tourism has complex relationships with weather and climate, and there is consensus that
tourism could be substantially affected by climatic change. While considerable research has …