VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN HISTORIC TOWNS: THE ROLE OF ROAD PRICING

The paper considers the relationship between charging and tourism activity, examines the price elasticity of demand and explores the role that road pricing may consequently have in visitor management. Road pricing is a generic term embracing a range of techniques, from simple uniform tolls, through differential charges designed to reflect environmental sensitity, to sophisticated electronic congestion metering. The applicability of each method to visitors is assessed, from theoretical considerations and empirical evidence, where available. This is developed to investigate the likely impact on visitor management and more sustainable approaches to tourism. The implications for the choice between pricing targeted at visitors and more general schemes designed to apply to all car users is discussed. The conditions necessary for successful visitor management is proposed. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 868873.

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• Authors:
  • HUGHES, G
  • HUMAN, B
• Conference:
  • TRANSPORT POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION: VOLUME 1. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR D HELD AT THE 22ND PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1994. VOLUME P376
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 75-96

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Conferences; Park and ride; Parking; Road pricing; Technology; Tourism; Traffic congestion; Traffic restraint
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 958: Park and ride; 955: Parking; 240: Road pricing; 3855: Technology; 9143: Tourism; 311: Town centre; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00677295
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-266-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 25 1995 12:00AM