Tourists Profiling by Interest Analysis

TL;DR

This paper explores both qualitative and quantitative analysis of digital traces left by tourists to better understand their behaviors and attraction networks, advancing tourism research methods.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis of digital traces for studying tourist behavior and attraction networks.

Findings

Enhanced understanding of tourist behavior dynamics

Integration of qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods

Insights into attraction network structures

Abstract

With the recent digital revolution, analyzing of tourists' behaviors and research fields associated with it have changed profoundly. It is now easier to examine behaviors of tourists using digital traces they leave during their travels. The studies conducted on diverse aspects of tourism focus on quantitative aspects of digital traces to reach its conclusions. In this paper, we suggest a study focused on both qualitative and quantitative aspect of digital traces to understand the dynamics governing tourist behavior, especially those concerning attractions networks.