Mobile Internet as a Spatio-temporal Compressor: Time-varying Precursor Dynamics of Destination Online Search for Tourist Influx

Key Points

• Tourist influx is influenced by time-varying precursor dynamics from mobile internet searches.
• A significant increase in online search activity precedes tourist arrivals, providing a forecasting tool.
• Analysis of user search data highlights the relationship between spatio-temporal dynamics and tourism patterns.
• Understanding these trends may enable better planning for tourism-related interventions.