Influential factors in the competitiveness of mature tourism destinations
With a few exceptions, the traditional models that aim at identifying the factors that influence the competitiveness of tourism destinations are very difficult to operationalise because they need a large number of indicators to inform the concepts. This paper presents a different approach that p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Tourism & Management Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/650/1160 |
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| Summary: | With a few exceptions, the traditional models that aim at identifying the
factors that influence the competitiveness of tourism destinations are
very difficult to operationalise because they need a large number of
indicators to inform the concepts. This paper presents a different
approach that postulates that researchers should try to identify the
specific factors that impact competitiveness of tourism destinations
according to the stage of the destinations’ life cycle. With the aim of
identifying these specific factors, an extensive literature review was
undertaken, focusing in particular on the papers that explicitly
recognised that the destinations under analysis in the studies were in
the mature stage of their lifecycle.
From the literature review, we concluded that the specific factors
able to negatively influence the performance of mature tourism
destinations can be grouped into four areas. The first area concerns
the deterioration of the destinations’ infrastructure; the second is
related to the destinations’ management, namely the lack of a
shared strategic vision among stakeholders; the third area is
associated with the loss of economic vitality in the destinations;
finally, the fourth area includes the impact of tourism development
over the years on the territory, specifically social, environmental
and cultural impacts.
The results obtained from the empirical study allow us to conclude that
the lack of environmental problems, not being overdeveloped in terms
of construction and having maintained authenticity are all perceived by
tourists as more important for the competitiveness of tourism
destinations than factors normally considered more relevant, such as
prices and the quality of accommodations. |
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| ISSN: | 2182-8466 |