Abstract

HIDALGO, Rodrigo; AZAR, Paula; BORSDORF, Axel  and  PAULSEN, Alex. Staying in the Global City: Patterns of Luxury Hotel Localization in Santiago de Chile. Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr. [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.2, pp.221-236. ISSN 0121-215X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v25n2.57051.

Chile, for a long time a backwater of international tourism, is about to turn itself into a top-end destination, with the capital Santiago taking a leading role. In recent decades, international chains have constructed numerous luxury hotels aimed at the requirements of international city and business tourists. The continuing bicentric orientation of the city (core city and 'modern town'), which has withstood all fragmentation processes, has led to a polycentric distribution of luxury hotels, with the largest, most expensive and most luxurious hotels situated in the 'modern town'. The airport, the innovation centers and business parks, as well as the city center, have also seen investment. When compared with models of hotel localization in cities, it is evident that Santiago has overcome the traditional model of city tourism under the influence of globalization trends. Today the needs of global travelers, both city and business tourists, transport links and the surroundings of the hotels play an important role. This is reflected in the pricing structure and the distribution of luxury hotels across the city.

Keywords : Chile; globalization; allocation theory; Santiago; Tourism.

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