Perceptions of Climate Change: A Segmentation Analysis of Tourist Groups to Maine, USA
Problem Addressed: How climate changes affect tourism
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Understand types of tourists and tourism expenditures in Maine, explore perceptions how weather effects tourist groups, examine climate change beliefs and concerns across tourist groups
Key Findings: Non-nature-based tourists spend more per person per night; impact of individual weather variables relatively small but is influential
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- Wilkins, Emily
University of Maine
emily.wilkins@maine.edu - de Urioste-Stone, Sandra
University of Maine - Weiskittel, Aaron
University of Maine - Gabe, Todd
University of Maine
Tourists to Maine were asked to complete online or paper surveys over a 5-month period in 2015. Over 700 responses were received, and respondents were classified as non-nature-based tourists (50.6%), nature-based generalists (16.2%), and nature-based specialists (33.2%). Spending behavior, weather impacts, and climate change perceptions were analyzed.
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