A review and reflection on innovation in tourism and hospitality in English language journal publications

Dornan, D'Arcy; Moufakkir, Omar

doi:10.3917/mav.076.0121

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“…In other words, innovation processes can be planned, intentional or unintentional emerging from interactive process (Carlborg et al , 2014). Therefore, hospitality innovations can benefit from both supply and demand pressures (D’Arcy and Omar, 2015). For example, innovations geared at customer satisfaction are likely to be beneficial in sustaining the hotel business in economic terms.…”

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Innovation strategy and economic sustainability in the hospitality industry

Njoroge

Anderson

Mbura

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of innovation strategy on economic sustainability in the hospitality industry. The focus is on the tourist hotels in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach The study uses survey of tourist hotels (n = 346) in the country’s Coastal and Northern tourist circuits. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesized relationship. Findings The findings indicate that innovation strategy in the industry emphasizes on standardized services; service quality; product introduction readiness and lastly on technology usage. Innovation strategy positively relates with the economic sustainability performance. Specifically, the strategy promotes hotels' sustainable growth, resource management long-term profitability, customer satisfaction and value chain management. Practical implications The findings elucidate on how sustainability can be integrated with core business strategies, to make corporate sustainability a reality. The findings also enlighten on the need for hotels to focus on innovation strategy to benefit from sustainability related opportunities. Moreover, the ability to understand customers’ needs and develop innovative services that offer social and environmental solutions can have an important implication on long-term economic success. Originality/value Most studies in the hospitality industry focus on innovative strategies geared towards environmental management. Hence, understanding how innovative strategy influences long-term economic sustainability as a core focus of any business endeavour is important. This study contributes to that body of knowledge as it uses innovation strategy based on Schumpeterian entrepreneurial approach in understanding the role of innovation on economic sustainability.

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Innovation strategy and economic sustainability in the hospitality industry

Njoroge

Anderson

Mbura

2019

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“…They can also participate in training the trainers who would be responsible for transferring that knowledge to the trainees. They can also share in redesigning the content of the courses provided to tourism and hospitality students to fulfill the objectives of the "UAE's National Innovation Strategy" (Nadkarni & Morris, 2019) Recent types of tourism such as "community-based tourism, ecotourism, ethical tourism" provide innovative tourism services that support the "local economy, local culture and heritage, and nature and the environment" and are denoted as 'responsible' tourists (D'Arcy & Omar, 2015).…”

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The Role of Tourism Innovation in Selecting Potential Tourist Destinations: The Case of UAE

Abuelenain

2023

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality

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“…No obstante, al considerar las propuestas más difundidas sobre el tema a nivel internacional (Hjalager, 2010(Hjalager, , 2015Ivars, Vera y Acebal, 2014;Dornan & Moufakkir, 2015;Delgado et al, 2016, Hosteltur, 2016Amponsah & Adams 2017;Yumisaca el al., 2019;Pérez-Almaguer et al, 2021), se evidencian carencias como:…”

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La innovación de productos turísticos mediante sistemas adaptativos complejos para la generación de ventajas competitivas en Cuba

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La innovación de productos turísticos ha marcado el desarrollo del turismo por su importancia como fuente de competitividad y adaptación del sector a escenarios cambiantes. No obstante, se evidencian carencias que muestran la limitada sistematización de la innovación y de su concepción como una actividad integral; cuyo orden e intensidad varía en dependencia de las necesidades y capacidades del contexto de aplicación; así como su escasa adaptabilidad y continuidad en distintos escenarios. El objetivo de esta investigación consiste en: implementar la sistematización de la innovación de productos turísticos, fundamentado en un modelo de innovación desde los sistemas complejos y en el procedimiento que lo implementa como sistema adaptativo complejo, para la generación de ventajas competitivas con los nuevos y mejorados productos en instalaciones hoteleras y la oferta complementaria. Para el diseño del modelo se utiliza el enfoque de sistemas complejos y para su implementación mediante el procedimiento propuesto, el de sistemas adaptativos complejos a través de las propiedades de emergencia, auto-organización y coevolución. Asimismo, se emplean técnicas de inteligencia computacional para la generación de secuencias adaptativas de la innovación y un conjunto de herramientas metodológicas para la generación de ventajas competitivas con los nuevos y mejorados productos. Como resultado se obtuvieron la secuenciación de la innovación basada en técnicas de inteligencia computacional para cada escenario estudiado, lo que sintetiza el proceso de sistematización; y la generación de productos turísticos hoteleros, excursiones, rutas y ventajas competitivas asociados a los mismos.

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A review and reflection on innovation in tourism and hospitality in English language journal publications

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

Innovation strategy and economic sustainability in the hospitality industry

Innovation strategy and economic sustainability in the hospitality industry

The Role of Tourism Innovation in Selecting Potential Tourist Destinations: The Case of UAE

La innovación de productos turísticos mediante sistemas adaptativos complejos para la generación de ventajas competitivas en Cuba

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