TOURISM AREA LIFE-CYCLE EXTENSIONS

This paper investigates the effect of both strategic and environmental factors on the tourist area life cycle for Cypress Gardens. It is hyp othesized that both types of factors can have a revitalization effect on the tourist area life cycle. A step-logarithmic function is used to model the attendance for the tourist attraction. Strategic and enviro nmental factors are both found to have a significant effect on the lif e cycle and the step-logarithmic function demonstrates a very good mod el fit for the life cycle. The implications for tourist areas are disc ussed.