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The INPReS Intervention Escalation Framework for Avoiding Overcrowding in Tourism Destinations

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  • Dirk Schmücker

    (NIT Institute for Tourism Research in Northern Europe, D-24103 Kiel, Germany)

  • Julian Reif

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

  • Eric Horster

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

  • Denise Engelhardt

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

  • Nele Höftmann

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

  • Lisa Naschert

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

  • Christof Radlmayr

    (Deutsches Institut für Tourismusforschung, Fachhochschule Westküste, D-25746 Heide, Germany)

Abstract

Visitor management is one way to avoid or mitigate the negative effects of overcrowding in tourism destinations. Visitor management depends upon a set of interventions aimed at guiding visitors and recommending alternatives. Here, we present a conceptual framework of such interventions using an escalation from information, nudging, pricing, and reservation to stoppage (INPReS). The interventions are discussed against the backdrop of the changing role of destination management organisations (DMOs) in smart destinations, the challenges to DMO stewardship in avoiding overcrowding, and the design considerations between nudging and persuasion.

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  • Dirk Schmücker & Julian Reif & Eric Horster & Denise Engelhardt & Nele Höftmann & Lisa Naschert & Christof Radlmayr, 2023. "The INPReS Intervention Escalation Framework for Avoiding Overcrowding in Tourism Destinations," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 4(2), pages 1-11, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jtourh:v:4:y:2023:i:2:p:17-292:d:1132928
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