Indicators for Measuring Competitiveness in Tourism

Abstract

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Rural Tourism Destination Competitiveness of Kubah National Park in Sarawak: Tourists’ Perspective

“…The most acceptable definition of destination competitiveness is defined by Dwyer and Kim (2003) and adopted by many researchers (e.g. Dupeyras & MacCallum, 2013;Goffi, 2013;Marku, 2014;Komppula, 2014;Omerzel, 2006), who explained the meaning of destination competitiveness as a critical component that appears to be linked to the destination's ability in delivering goods and services superior than other destinations and the goods and services were evaluated as important tourism experiences by tourists. Destination competitiveness is also defined by Hassan (2000) as the ability of a destination to maintain its market position relative to competitors by creating value added products and integrating all productivity levels of various components of tourism industry to sustain its resources.…”

Critical success factors for tourism‐led growth

“…Although the two reviews of the TLGH that exist provide (a) a literature overview of the economic framework underlying the TLGH (Brida et al, 2016) and (b) a chronological analysis of the empirical research (del Pabloromero & Molina, 2013), they do not focus on identifying the reasons why some countries can use tourism as a successful growth strategy while others cannot. The work by Jonker, Heath, and Du Toit (2004) and Dupeyras and MacCallum (2013) are therefore key inputs in identifying the various CSFs for growth of a competitive tourism industry, and each of the CSFs are subsequently reviewed:…”

Rural Tourism Destination Competitiveness of Kubah National Park in Sarawak: Tourists’ Perspective

“…Dwyer and Kim (2003) indicate that natural attractions of a destination together with the environmental framework can used to reflect whether tourists enjoy the destination or otherwise. Dupeyras and MacCallum (2013) indicate that a successful tourism destination has the ability to provide unique experiences to tourists which includes natural resources. Moreover, destinations with recognised world heritage status have the competitive advantage over other destination to attract tourists.…”