Exploring Cork City's tourist scene: sites, facilities and mobility

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dc.check.date2025-05-31
dc.contributor.advisorHolloway, Paul
dc.contributor.advisorCoakley, Liam
dc.contributor.authorIkani, Lucky Sundayen
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-31T12:39:05Z
dc.date.available2024-01-31T12:39:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.submitted2023
dc.description.abstractTourism is a significant contributor to the global economy and a vital source of revenue for many countries. As a multifaceted industry, it encompasses components such as tourist sites, hospitality facilities, and mobility, which all play a crucial role in shaping a destination's appeal and success. This study was aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the tourist scene in Cork city, with a focus on tourist sites, hospitality facilities and mobility. The factors that influence tourists' experiences in the city was examined by a conducting field survey. The spatial pattern and density of tourist sites and hospitality facilities in area, as well as the accessibility of the sites and facilities were investigated using spatial techniques such as nearest neighbor analysis, kernel density estimation, Origin-Destination matrix, and least cost path analysis. The research offered valuable insights on the current state of tourism in Cork city and potential avenues for improvement. The findings from the study revealed a random distribution of tourist sites, while the majority of hospitality facilities, such as bars, cafés, and restaurants, exhibited a clustered pattern, particularly around the city centre. The study also highlighted the importance of public transportation and wayfinding information in facilitating tourist mobility. This is especially true for the tourist sites located on the outskirts of the city centre, where most of the facilities were found. The study recommended improving public transportation options to the sites located outside the city centre, enhancing wayfinding alongside directional information, and investing in the quality of services provided by the hospitality facilities to enhance the tourist experience, improve accessibility to tourist sites, and promote tourism development in the study area.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationIkani, L. S. 2023. Exploring Cork City's tourist scene: sites, facilities and mobility. MRes Thesis, University College Cork.
dc.identifier.endpage148
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15474
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2023, Lucky Sunday Ikani.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectTourismen
dc.subjectMobilityen
dc.subjectTourist sitesen
dc.subjectHospitality facilitiesen
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subjectCork cityen
dc.titleExploring Cork City's tourist scene: sites, facilities and mobility
dc.typeMasters thesis (Research)en
dc.type.qualificationlevelMastersen
dc.type.qualificationnameMRes - Master of Researchen
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