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New avenues for second home tourism research using big data

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ID21698504
AuthorsJanika Raun (0000-0002-7112-5746, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Mikkeli, Finland, corresponding author), Olle Järv (0000-0003-3446-1545, University of Helsinki), Pasi Okkonen (Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Mikkeli, Finland), Manu Rantanen (0000-0001-6597-5712, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Mikkeli, Finland), Torsti Hyyryläinen (0000-0003-0490-2434, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Mikkeli, Finland), Toni Ryynänen (0000-0002-3710-5311, Ruralia Institute, University of Helsinki, Mikkeli, Finland), Tuuli Toivonen (0000-0002-6625-4922, University of Helsinki)
Year2023
Volume26
Issue6
Pages890-902
Publication date2023-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Issues in Tourism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-3500 • E-ISSN: 1747-7603
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13683500.2022.2138282
OpenAlexW4309046798
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited76

The phenomenon of owning and visiting a second home is broadening beyond tourism due to the increase in remote working and multi-local living - people living in multiple residences. To understand people, places, and mobility linked to second homes and its implications to society better, new complementary data sources are needed to provide timely and adequate information on temporal patterns and changes in second home use. Big data sources have been used in tourism research, but less often in studies about second homes. This article aims to propose a perspective in describing the potential of utility consumption data, transaction data from mobile positioning and smart cards, social media data, and data from smartphone applications for second home tourism research. By focusing on six key questions relevant to second home tourism research, we exemplify how these data sources could provide new knowledge to the field and propose four axioms for future research

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Citations per year2,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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