“…Understanding the main determinants of tourism competitiveness from a global perspective has a crucial impact on creating a country's brand in order to maintain its growth and vitality (Skare et The analysis of the tourism competitiveness determinants leads to the compilation of world rankings, which indicate the country's position in the overall and partial ranking. The tourism competitiveness determinants and perspectives of many studies and models are different, e.g., satisfaction, productivity, and quality of life (Skare et al 2023b;Croes & Kubickova, 2013); tourism infrastructure and related infrastructure, economic conditions, safety and health, tourism price competitiveness, government policies, environmental sustainability (Prokopenko et al, 2020), work abilities and training, natural and cultural resources (Assaf & Josiassen, 2012). Theoretical knowledge application in practice is of great importance, especially in terms of competitive advantages (Stefko et al, 2017).…”