Cruise Passengers Expenditure in Costa Rica: Cross-Section Data Analysis for 2008

Tourism Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 4. pp. 425-434, 2010

9 Pages Posted: 14 Jul 2009 Last revised: 19 Jun 2011

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Juan Gabriel Brida

Universidad de la República

Wiston Adrián Risso

University of Siena - Department of Economics

Date Written: June 19, 2009

Abstract

The present short paper considers the cruising expenditure in Costa Rica as a key variable in the economic analysis of the cost and benefits associated with the cruise industry. We use cross sectional dimension for 2008 to analyze the different variables influencing expenditure levels. Conducting this kind of analysis in a rigorous way requires appropriate statistic and econometric tools. We profit of very good quality data collected by the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) rarely accessible for the cruise sector to estimate a cross-sectional regression model for the cruising expenditure depending on different characteristics of the cruise passenger and their travel. We also use the data to analyse the determinants of the probability of repeat visits to Costa Rica. The results that have been obtained show the existence of different tourist profiles that are related to the expenditure levels. We show that heavy spenders are distinguishable from the other segments in terms of age, hours spent out of the ship, nationality, income levels and their spending pattern.

Keywords: cruise industry, Costa Rica, tourist profile, tourist expenditure, economic impact

Suggested Citation

Brida, Juan Gabriel and Risso, Wiston Adrián, Cruise Passengers Expenditure in Costa Rica: Cross-Section Data Analysis for 2008 (June 19, 2009). Tourism Analysis, Vol. 15, No. 4. pp. 425-434, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1422566

Juan Gabriel Brida (Contact Author)

Universidad de la República ( email )

Av. 18 de Julio
Montevideo, 1968
Uruguay

Wiston Adrián Risso

University of Siena - Department of Economics ( email )

Piazza S. Francesco, 7
Siena, I-53100
Italy
00390577235058 (Phone)

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