Golf Tourism Destination Management: Looking for a Sustainable Demand: the Case of Portugal

Completo, Fernando; Gustavo, Nuno

doi:10.5539/jms.v4n1p142

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“…This type of tourism depends on the north and central Europe markets where there are a large amount of golf courses and players. It represents an important diversification of tourism products crucial for the sustainability perspective of tourism and for less dependence on certain markets; see, e.g, Pedro (2006) and Completo and Gustavo (2014).…”

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Efficiency evaluation of hotel chains: a Spanish case study

Deng

Veiga

Wiper

2019

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The tourism industry, in particular the hotel sector, is a highly competitive market. In this context, it is important that an hotel chain operates efficiently if it wants to improve or maintain its market position. The objective of this work is to compare the relative efficiency of hotel chains operating in Spain. To do this, we have designed a stochastic frontier model to measure revenue efficiency as a function of various different inputs such as total staff or number of rooms. Given that chains vary considerably in size, both inputs and outputs are normalized by an appropriate size measure. In contrast to most previous work, we account for heterogeneity in hotel chains by introducing relevant variables, such as the proportion of hotels in the chain with three stars or fewer, into the efficiency term of the stochastic frontier model. Our results suggest that in the Spanish case, in the period of the economic crisis, hotel chains increase overall revenue by investing in fewer, big hotels rather than more, small hotels. Furthermore, in terms of revenue efficiency, it appears better for hotel chains to invest in hotels of three or fewer stars than in higher star rated hotels. Finally, there is no clear evidence of a relationship between the size of a hotel chain and its efficiency.

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Efficiency evaluation of hotel chains: a Spanish case study

Deng

Veiga

Wiper

2019

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“…Figures differ widely, on the other hand, regarding the number of golf courses by country, in Europe (Table 2)  . Golf is a particularly relevant phenomenon in central and northern European countries (Nordic and English-speaking countries), where the number of both players and golf courses is certainly high (Completo & Gustavo, 2014) and where the demand for golf tourism services is significant (Hudson & Hudson, 2014).…”

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Turismo de golf en países del sur de Europa. Un mercado en potencia

Madrigal¹,

Lara²

2019

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El deporte en general, se ha consolidado como una de las principales actividades recreativas de nuestra sociedad, además de un indicador significativo del bienestar y calidad de vida de los ciudadanos, y de un pretexto para el disfrute de nuestras vacaciones en áreas diferentes al de nuestra residencia habitual, dando lugar al turismo deportivo. El deporte del golf contribuye a este tipo de turismo, principalmente en las regiones costeras del sur de Europa, apoyado esencialmente en la excelente climatología que se disfruta en ellas, y en la fuerte penetración de este deporte en algunos países europeos. En este trabajo realizamos una breve presentación de la práctica actual de este deporte en estas regiones (situadas entre los paralelos 37 y 41), así como de los factores adicionales que contribuyen a la promoción del turismo de golf en estas zonas, y el impacto económico sobre ellas.

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“…Some past researchers have emphasized the understanding of tourists' characteristics to enhance the level of sustainable golf tourism development [50]. Others have focused on demand aspects, including golfers' behavioral and perceptual characteristics [51][52][53][54].…”

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Korean Golf Tourism in China: Place, Perception and Narratives

Park

Morrison

et al. 2018

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Tourism is a critical, cross-cultural social behavior in contemporary society and provides diverse experiences based on different regional resources in destinations. This research identified the attributes associated with Korean golf tourists' images of seven destination regions in Mainland China. A content analysis of 328 golf tourists' blogs indicated that each region had different combinations of destination attributes, but these were partially hidden in vivid descriptions of playing experiences. The narratives were coded with 15 golf destination attributes with 136 headwords and they reflected both place-centred images and interactions through perceptual experiences with different social groups. The golfers greatly appreciated congestion control at courses and social interaction during their tours, including the services of local human resources and play partners. The seven Chinese golf destinations had different perceived characteristics and relationships with South Korean society. Thus, they had dissimilar destination images for Korean golf tourists. Historical ties and geographical proximity played important roles, including, for example, the significant presence of ethnic Koreans in northeast China.

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Golf Tourism Destination Management: Looking for a Sustainable Demand: the Case of Portugal

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Efficiency evaluation of hotel chains: a Spanish case study

Efficiency evaluation of hotel chains: a Spanish case study

Turismo de golf en países del sur de Europa. Un mercado en potencia

Korean Golf Tourism in China: Place, Perception and Narratives

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