ABSTRACT

Air quality (AQ) is gaining considerable visibility within the tourism sector. However, despite several studies analysing the impact of tourism activities on the AQ of destinations, little is known about the inverse relation. This paper analyses the role of AQ on travel planning and the factors influencing it, specifically the influence of environmentally friendly daily behaviours and concerns with AQ impacts on visitor health. To accomplish this, a questionnaire survey (N = 834) was carried out to visitors. Two Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and two multivariate regression models were used to identify the factors influencing the role of AQ in travel planning. Results reveal that despite AQ not having a substantial role in travel planning of tourism activities, the environmentally friendly daily behaviours of visitors have a positive influence on the role of AQ in travel planning. The paper ends with some theoretical and practical implications.

摘要

空气质量（AQ）在旅游业中日益受到关注。但是，尽管有几项研究分析了旅游活动对目的地AQ的影响，但对逆关系知之甚少。本文分析了AQ在旅行计划中的作用及其影响因素，尤其是环境友好的日常行为的影响以及与AQ对游客健康的影响有关的关注。要做到这一点，一个问卷调查（ñ = 834）进行了访问。使用两个主成分分析（PCA）和两个多元回归模型来确定影响AQ在旅行计划中的作用的因素。结果表明，尽管AQ在旅游活动的旅行计划中没有发挥重要作用，但游客的环保日常行为对AQ在旅行计划中的作用具有积极影响。本文以一些理论和实践意义作为结尾。