Spatial and Temporal Tourist Dispersal Analysis in Multiple Destination Travel

@article{Wu2008SpatialAT,
  title={Spatial and Temporal Tourist Dispersal Analysis in Multiple Destination Travel},
  author={Cheng-Lung Wu and Dean Bradley Carson},
  journal={Journal of Travel Research},
  year={2008},
  volume={46},
  pages={311 - 317}
}
There is a growing body of literature concerned with the analysis of multiple destination travel and related visitor dispersal. Important aspects of multiple destination trips include the destinations visited (spatial), length of stay (temporal), and mode of transportation along with supply and demand characteristics. Geographic information systems (GIS) offer one way of visualising the results of multiple destination trip analysis, but past attempts to use GIS applications have not… 
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