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Seasonality of tourism in Tartu and its hinterland
Laura AltinUniversity of Tartu
Estonia
Causes of seasonality
• Natural causes- climate- sunshine- rainfall
• Institutional causes- social aspects- culture- religion- festivals- school holidays
Measuring seasonality
• Quantitative measures- Statistics about accommodation- Mobile positioning data
• Economic values- taxes- jobs- profit from consumption of goods and services in destination.
Problems
• Seasonality of jobs;
• Fixed costs to keep infrastructure;
• High season – heavy traffic, lack of water, waste.
Seasonality in Estonia
• Coastal areas – summer• Continental inlands – winter• Weekly Pattern
- business travelleres on weekdays- transit travellers on weekdays- weekend travellers – holidays, events.
• Scandinavian 1-day tourists mostly visit only the capital – Tallinn.
Seasonality in Tartu
Accommodation 2008-2010
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Jõgeva
Põlva
Tartu
Valga
Võru
Potential
• Ice-fishing and accommodation for fishermen;
• SPA-tourism is not seasonal;
• Conference tourism – spring and autumn.
• Cooperation between tourism-related sectors.
• Airlines to and from Tartu Airport.
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