Murphy, Laurie, Panchal, Jenny, and Xu, Ding (2022) Who is enjoying their own backyard? In: CAUTHE 2022 Conference: Handbook of Abstracts of the 32nd Annual Conference. pp. 59-60. From: CAUTHE 2022: 32nd Annual CAUTHE Conference: Shaping the Next Normal in Tourism, Hospitality and Events, 7-9 Feb 2022, Online.

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Abstract

Governments around the world have taken measures to ease the impacts of COVID-19 by introducing a range of strategies to offset curtailed international tourism demand. Staycation programs and tourism discount vouchers are an example of DMO initiatives to encourage travel and expenditure close to home. Consequently, many destinations have seen greater local and regional resident mobility for travel and tourism purposes during the pandemic. For many regional areas in Australia, the increase in intrastate travel as a result of domestic border closures, was inevitable. This paper presents evidence from a study using an online survey in North Queensland to understand how the pandemic influenced both the popularity and nature of ‘staycations’. The preliminary analysis indicates that staycationers are more likely to travel for visting family and friends, stay shorter amounts of time and spend less than before the pandemic. This provides a better understanding of staycationer behaviour patterns and generates implications for destination planning and management during the pandemic.

Item ID:	79340
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
ISBN:	9780994514189
Keywords:	regional tourism, domestic tourism, COVID-19
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2023 01:20
FoR Codes:	35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350806 Tourist behaviour and visitor experience @ 80% 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350804 Tourism marketing @ 20%
SEO Codes:	11 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 1104 Tourism services > 110499 Tourism services not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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