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Socio-Economic Impact On Social Tourism

Table 3:

Socio-economic change (impact of consumer’s behavior) Criterion(a feature of consumer’s behavior) Category of social tourists
Youth Seniors People with disabilities Financially disadvantaged families
Increase in sales of tourism services Share of expenses for tourism services in the total amount of expenses 1 2 3 4
The rate of purchasing power 2 1 3 4
Duration of rest in one place 2 3 1 4
Stimulation of local producers The propensity to purchase goods and services from local businesses while on holiday 1 3 2 4
Reducing seasonal fluctuations Off-season tourism 4 1 2 3
Increase in tourist flow The propensity to re-visit a tourist destination 3 2 1 4
Need to be accompanied while traveling 4 2 1 3
Promotion of new tourist destinations and products The propensity to acquire new tourism products and services 1 4 3 2
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