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Estimating the role of climate changes on international tourist flows: evidence from Mediterranean Island States

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This article examines the role of climate change on tourist flows to Malta, Cyprus (north), and Cyprus (south) which are major tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. Results from time series analyses reveal that climate change positively impacts on foreign tourist flows to these island states. Thus, this finding is reasonable where we argue that global warming leads to increases in international tourist arrivals to small island states. This paper has also found statistically significant effects of overall energy consumption on foreign tourist arrivals to Malta and Cyprus revealing that energy efficiency policies are essential in small island states.

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  1. Department of Banking and Finance, University of Kyrenia, Karakum, Via Mersin 10, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, Turkey

    Setareh Katircioglu

  2. Faculty of Tourism, Eastern Mediterranean University, Via Mersin 10, 99628, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, Turkey

    Mehmet Necati Cizreliogullari

  3. Department of Banking and Finance, Eastern Mediterranean University, Via Mersin 10, 99628, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, Turkey

    Salih Katircioglu

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Katircioglu, S., Cizreliogullari, M.N. & Katircioglu, S. Estimating the role of climate changes on international tourist flows: evidence from Mediterranean Island States. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 14393–14399 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04750-w

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