Evaluating tourism competitiveness of small island developing states: a revealed comparative advantage approach

Jackman, Mahalia; Lorde, Troy; Lowe, Shane; Alleyne, Antonio

doi:10.1080/13032917.2011.626311

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“…In many regions, tourism has become the sole or key determinant of income, as well as economic and social changes. The conducted research confirms the relations between the income generated by the inhabitants and the competitiveness of tourist destinations [10][11][12][13][14][15]. Tourism competitiveness of cities and villages should be understood as the ability of the area to provide goods and services to tourists better than others.…”

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Tourism Investment Gaps in Poland

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Against a rapid and frequently unsustainable development of tourism in Poland, this article aims to recognize the investment attractiveness for tourism in Poland and its spatial diversity in the context of relieving the effects of overtourism. In the first stage, a multi-dimensional indicator model was developed, and then it was used to assess the attractiveness level of cities and rural, urban and urban-rural municipalities in Poland. The results of the study were the basis of the analysis of the attractiveness of cities in relation to their size, location in the tourist region and various forms of tourism. From a theoretical standpoint, the study shows that there is a clear-cut need to redirect tourism investments from the centres to more distinct locations in order to achieve more sustainable development of tourism. Furthermore, it was found, that the main factors that determine the tourism attractiveness of cities are market potential, cultural values, social infrastructure, and in some cases, natural values. The tourist potential of cities and rural areas allows for spatial dispersion of investments and counteracting the concentration of phenomena related to overtourism. The analysis was carried out for 2478 municipalities in Poland. The sums of zero unitarization method was used to assess the level of investment attractiveness.

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Tourism Investment Gaps in Poland

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“…In addition, effective countries include: Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Other studies confirm the relations between the income generated by the inhabitants and the competitiveness of tourist destinations [24,25,52].…”

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Spatial Diversity of Tourism in the Countries of the European Union

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Niedziółka

2020

Sustainability

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The aim of the article is to present the spatial diversity of tourism in the countries of the European Union (EU). The main objective of the article can be divided into three immediate goals, each of which is to determine countries that are similar by means of: (1) accommodation base; (2) tourism traffic; and (3) tourism-related expenditures and revenues. In order to group countries, Ward’s cluster analysis method is used. The aim is verified with the use of 2017 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Eurostat data. The analysis covers all EU member states. The research conducted confirms, inter alia, the key role of the accommodation base in the development of tourism in those countries.

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“…This is particularly relevant in vulnerable and fragile regions, such as islands and remote destinations, which is the case of the Azores. Jackman et al (2011) conclude that, in an effort to nourish the sustainable development of the tourism industry, political decision makers of small Island developing states (SIDS) -whose reality is similar to the Azores as far as the tourism sector is concerned -have focused their efforts on increasing their competitiveness. They found that, in spite of their improvements, none of the countries at any point in time displayed a strong comparative advantage.…”

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Tourism Development Potential in an Insular Territory: The Case of Ribeira Grande in the Azores

Couto¹,

Pimentel²,

Ponte³

2017

J Tourism Res Hospitality

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Tourism Development Potential in an Insular Territory: The Case of Ribeira Grande in the Azores The Autonomous Region of the Azores is one of the most sustainable destinations in the world. Being an archipelago comprised of nine small islands, quality and sustainability are critical features in the tourism sector, inducing the need for thorough and technical strategic development processes. Ribeira Grande is an important municipality in the Azores, which envisioned tourism as a strategic sector to develop when the partial liberalization of the air passenger transport sector occurred in 2015. However, this destination had little tourism maturity and competitiveness and required some structural planning work. The development of a strategic plan for tourism for the municipality of Ribeira Grande, including the selection of tourism products, is explained in detail in this article, which highlights the main challenges and results of the process.

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Evaluating tourism competitiveness of small island developing states: a revealed comparative advantage approach

Cited by 32 publications

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Tourism Investment Gaps in Poland

Tourism Investment Gaps in Poland

Spatial Diversity of Tourism in the Countries of the European Union

Tourism Development Potential in an Insular Territory: The Case of Ribeira Grande in the Azores

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