Entrepreneurial artisan products as regional tourism competitiveness

Teixeira, Sérgio Jesus; Ferreira, João J.

doi:10.1108/ijebr-01-2018-0023

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“…This means the complexity and nonlinearity of the causal links between regional tourism and economic growth, which are exacerbated by globalization and regional integration [6]. Thus, certain sectors of the economy provide regional attractiveness of tourist destinations [9], can determine the sustainability of the tourism sector [10]. For example, innovative strategies for the development of wine tourism in German companies affect the tourist attractiveness of the regions [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

The effect of regional tourism on economic development: Case study: The EU countries

Motsa¹,

Rybakova²,

Shelemetieva³

et al. 2021

International Review

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Transformations of the tourism market structure in a pandemic necessitate a study of the extent to which EU countries can provide their citizens with tourism products to minimize the negative impact of the pandemic and, consequently, the negative impact on economic development. This article aimed to develop recommendations for minimizing the negative impact of reducing regional tourism on economic development through the support of domestic tourism. This research uses a quantitative methodology based on indicators of growth of tourist external and internal flows in the regions, the growth rate of economic regions of the EU for 2015-2019. The following countries were selected for correlation analysis: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, and Italy. The analysis of the impact of regional tourism on economic development in the EU for 2015-2019 indicates the need to develop regional strategies for smart specializations of the tourism industry based on the most attractive industries for tourists. It is determined that within the EU, economic development is less dependent on developed tourist regions due to potentially low tourist costs, as a result - short-term revenues from the industry. It is proved that regions with a high level of tourist flows can provide economic development by increasing the innovation of industries related to tourism, as such industries attract tourists. In a pandemic, businesses need to focus on promoting regional products and shift the focus to domestic consumption within the country. The theoretical value of this study is that regional tourism affects the economic development of the EU countries through the total costs of tourists, the volume of which in the short term has a negligible impact on the region's development. At the same time, the income of the tourism industry as a contribution to the economy is overestimated in the scientific literature.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of regional tourism on economic development: Case study: The EU countries

Motsa¹,

Rybakova²,

Shelemetieva³

et al. 2021

International Review

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“…For rural locations, the development of creative tourism has many advantages (Ohridska-Olson and Ivanov, 2010): the revival of local crafts and traditions, the increase of the population's pride in their cultural heritage, the preservation of culture, both tangible and intangible, the creation of new jobs and creative sectors, the economic spill-over effects of creativity, and the increase in destination competitiveness. Furthermore, in rural environments, artisan entrepreneurship is a mechanism through which the local community gains knowledge and skills from these talented individuals (Bakas, Duxbury and Vinagre de Castro, 2019), and when handicraft production is paired with tourism, the entrepreneurial venture is more likely to be profitable (Teixeira and Ferreira, 2019). Typically lacking the resources of labor and money associated with urban areas, rural territories economies are more resilient when based on unique histories, culture, and social context.…”

Section: Creative Tourism As a Possible Means To Revitalize Rural Toumentioning

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Revitalizing Rural Tourism through Creative Tourism: the Role and Importance of the Local Community

Souca

2019

Marketing – From Information to Decision Journal

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Creative tourism is a current topic, yet most of the research is focused on the urban context, with few articles focusing on how creativity can be used and developed in the setting of rural tourism. Furthermore, the theoretical elements identified in this article can become checkpoints through which better strategies for sustainable rural tourism can be developed in the future. Although rich in culture, Romanian villages have not developed their rural tourism offer to its full potential, partly because of the lack of involvement of the local community in long-term tourism planning and development, but also due to the changes in what tourists want from their tourism experience. In response to shifting patterns in consumer behavior, creative tourism has emerged as a better form of cultural tourism, but mostly in urban areas, which has led to a proliferation of creative industries and people within that specific context. The study proposes that most Romanian rural communities in areas pertaining to tourism already have local individuals with some of the characteristics of the creative people necessary for the development of creative tourism. By involving the entire local community in tourism planning, and not just the local actors with direct ties to it, Romanian rural tourism can be revitalized.

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“…While artists and artisans have sometimes been perceived as problematic to regional development as they possess the so-called "wrong mix of personal characteristics … conducive to economic growth" (Tregear, 2005, p. 3), this narrow view has been debated and addressed internationally in many contexts (e.g., Duxbury et al, 2016;Suzuki, 2005) and, in the context of rising interest in culture-based development internationally, this perspective is gradually fading. When handicraft/artisanal production is paired with another industry, such as tourism, the entrepreneurial venture has a better chance of being profitable (Teixeira and Ferreira, 2018). Since artisans create their own entrepreneurial conceptualizations, more research is needed on how artisans connect to the tourism industry and what their entrepreneurial ecosystem looks like; however, limited research has been done to date, which is where this paper aims to fill a gap in literature.…”

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Creative tourism: catalysing artisan entrepreneur networks in rural Portugal

Bakas

Duxbury

Castro

2018

IJEBR

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Purpose:Given limited research about how artisans become integrated into tourism, this paper investigates the emergence of artisan entrepreneur-mediators who link artisans to tourism in rural areas and small cities in Portugal. Using social embeddedness as a conceptual framework, this paper views artisan entrepreneur-mediators as existing within an entrepreneurial ecosystem. The paper investigates their role within this ecosystem and how artisan entrepreneur-mediators connect artisans to creative tourism in a rural context. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on new (2017 and 2018) empirical evidence developed through two rounds of semi-structured interviews of five artisan entrepreneur-mediators.Findings: This paper finds that artisan entrepreneur-mediators in rural areas or small cities take on multiple roles as networking agents who organize and offer creative tourism experiences, providing the missing link between artisans and tourists. An analysis of the nuances of the operations of these artisan entrepreneur-mediators suggests that high levels of • fionabakas@ces.uc.pt, duxbury@ces.uc.pt, tiagocastro@ces.uc.pt social embeddedness within local rural communities is important in order for these neo-rural entrepreneurs to attain their goals.Originality/value: Originality lies in the identification of a gap in artisan entrepreneurship literature in a rural context. It is the first time that a critical analysis of artisan entrepreneurmediators who facilitate the link between artisans and tourism, is carried out in terms of social embeddedness, their roles and connections to creative tourism, and types of community engagement.

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Entrepreneurial artisan products as regional tourism competitiveness

Cited by 45 publications

References 91 publications

The effect of regional tourism on economic development: Case study: The EU countries

The effect of regional tourism on economic development: Case study: The EU countries

Revitalizing Rural Tourism through Creative Tourism: the Role and Importance of the Local Community

Creative tourism: catalysing artisan entrepreneur networks in rural Portugal

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