Brexit Announcement: Immediate Impact on British Tourism in Spain

The United Kingdom constitutes the principal tourist source market for Spain. This research note analyzes the immediate impact of the Brexit on British tourism in Spain using the Bayesian structural time series models framework. The results obtained show that between July 2016 and September 2017, Br...

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Published inCornell hospitality quarterly Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 97 - 103
Main Authors Perles-Ribes, José Francisco, Ramón-Rodríguez, Ana Belén, Ortuño Padilla, Armando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
EU membership
Hospitality industry
Tourism
Spain
Brexit
tourism impact
Spain
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Summary:The United Kingdom constitutes the principal tourist source market for Spain. This research note analyzes the immediate impact of the Brexit on British tourism in Spain using the Bayesian structural time series models framework. The results obtained show that between July 2016 and September 2017, Brexit has not produced any initial negative effect on the arrival of British tourists or on their spending in Spain.
ISSN:1938-9655
1938-9663
DOI:10.1177/1938965518777699