<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In 2013, it had been ten years since the World Heritage designation of Úbeda and Baeza. After this time period, there should have been a change in the image of this tourism destination, which should have been translated, according to the literature, into an increase in tourism, and, consequently, into a greater impact of this activity on the economy of both cities.</p><p>The aim of this work is to evaluate whether the designation of Úbeda and Baeza as World Heritage Cities has led to an increase in the economic impact generated by tourism in these destinations. To do this, the evolution of the main tourism variables of these cities over the last decade has been analysed, concluding that, indeed, there has been an increase in the direct economic impact generated by tourism in these cities, which is mainly explained by an increase in average daily expenditure.</p></abstract>

In 2013, it had been ten years since the World Heritage designation of Úbeda and Baeza. After this time period, there should have been a change in the image of this tourism destination, which should have been translated, according to the literature, into an increase in tourism, and, consequently, into a greater impact of this activity on the economy of both cities.The aim of this work is to evaluate whether the designation of Úbeda and Baeza as World Heritage Cities has led to an increase in the economic impact generated by tourism in these destinations. To do this, the evolution of the main tourism variables of these cities over the last decade has been analysed, concluding that, indeed, there has been an increase in the direct economic impact generated by tourism in these cities, which is mainly explained by an increase in average daily expenditure.

Direct economic impact of tourism on World Heritage Cities: An approach to measurement in emerging destinations

Laboratory of Analysis and Innovation in Tourism (LAInnTUR), Department of Economics, University of Jaén, Spain

Czech Journal of Tourism

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In 2013, it had been ten years since the World Heritage designation of Úbeda and Baeza. After this time period, there should have been a change in the image of...

Direct economic impact of tourism on World Heritage Cities: An approach to measurement in emerging destinations

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 91 - 106

Accepted: Jun 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2014-0005

Keywords
Tourism, economic impact, tourism expenditure, Úbeda-Baeza (Spain), World Heritage Cities

© by Pablo Juan Cárdenas-García

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Direct economic impact of tourism on World Heritage Cities: An approach to measurement in emerging destinations

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 91 - 106

Accepted: Jun 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cjot-2014-0005

KeywordsTourism, economic impact, tourism expenditure, Úbeda-Baeza (Spain), World Heritage Cities

© by Pablo Juan Cárdenas-García

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Tourism, economic impact, tourism expenditure, Úbeda-Baeza (Spain), World Heritage Cities