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Domestic and International Tourism in a Globalized World
Research in Progress Paper presented at the International Conference “Ever the twain shall meet – relating international and domestic tourism” of Research Committee RC50 International Tourism, International Sociological Association Jaipur, Rajasthan, India November, 24 – 26, 2008 (Eke Eijgelaar, Paul Peeters, and Pieter Piket)
Abstract
The tourism sector and tourism research community focus mainly on international in- and outbound tourism volumes and expenditures. But international tourism is only one part and certainly in number of arrivals, domestic tourism is several times larger than international. However, consistent data on world-wide domestic tourism are not so readily available. This paper therefore first focuses the development of domestic visitor numbers over time per country. These numbers will be compared to the international inbound and outbound visitor numbers per country. An international comparison will be included as well. The next step will be the recognition of the economic importance of domestic compared to international tourism. The respective environmental impacts with a specific focus on GHG emissions of domestic compared to international tourism will be subject of our research as well. To conclude, we recommend an alternative, more accurate metric than border crossings to distinguish between domestic and international tourism.
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