Favourable climate forms a key resource in attracting tourists to tropical coastal destinations. Warm temperatures and clear skies are ideal conditions for tourists to spend long days on the beach and engage in outdoor activities. By contrast, rain, strong winds, high humidity and cloud cover serve as a deterrent. These factors influence tourists’ choice of destination, timing and duration of stay, and enjoyment of their vacation, and are therefore imperative to the economic sustainability of a destination. This study explores tourists’ self‐reported sensitivity to and satisfaction of weather and climatic conditions during visits to five tropical Indian Ocean Islands through the analysis of 13 618 TripAdvisor reviews. An average of 12 per cent of reviews mentioned climatic factors, indicating a relatively high sensitivity to climate, with a highest proportion of 15.7 per cent of reviews for Maldives. Rain was mentioned most frequently (21 per cent of climate mentions), followed by sunshine and hot conditions. The majority of the reviews were authored in August and May, and more than 40 per cent were written in a neutral tone, with similar but lower proportions of overtly negative and positive reviews. Thematic analysis of reviews highlight the importance of preparedness amongst tourists, emphasizing the need for accurate information communicated.

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游客对印度洋五个岛屿天气的评论

有利的气候是吸引游客前往热带沿海目的地的重要资源。温暖的温度和晴朗的天空是游客在沙滩上度过漫长的一天并进行户外活动的理想条件。相比之下，雨水，强风，高湿度和云层则起到了威慑作用。这些因素影响游客的目的地选择，住宿时间和持续时间以及他们的假期享受，因此对于目的地的经济可持续性至关重要。这项研究通过对13 618条TripAdvisor评论的分析，探讨了游客在访问五个热带印度洋群岛期间对天气和气候条件的自我报告敏感性和满意度。平均有12％的评论提到气候因素，表明对气候的敏感性相对较高，占马尔代夫评论总数的15.7％。雨被最多提及（占气候提及的21％），其次是日照和炎热的天气。大多数评论是在8月和5月撰写的，超过40％的评论是中性的，负面和正面评论的比例相似但比例较低。评论的主题分析突出了游客准备的重要性，强调了传达准确信息的必要性。正面或负面评论的比例相似但比例较低。评论的主题分析突出了游客准备的重要性，强调了传达准确信息的必要性。正面或负面评论的比例相似但比例较低。评论的主题分析突出了游客准备的重要性，强调了传达准确信息的必要性。