Competitive Strategies and Policies for Tourism Destinations

Competitive Strategies and Policies for Tourism Destinations
Author: Flora María Díaz Pérez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Tourism
ISBN: 9781608764754

This book has been written against the backdrop of the international financial crisis. The current figures illustrate the negative effects an international economic crisis can have on tourism. The sharp decline in arrivals in the second half of 2008 (-1%) caused the year to end with growth of just 2%, well below the 7% recorded in 2007. The signs are that this situation will continue for some time. The consequences and lessons that may be drawn from the crisis include the following: Tourists will increasingly look to short trips and new market niches will arise, with domestic tourism becoming strategic; The importance of the market, especially as regards quality and price; The need to innovate and, in particular, to incorporate technological advances in productive process; The pivotal role of the public sector. Given the current scenario, the present books sets out competitive strategies and policies which have been drawn up with different types of destination (emerging and mature) as well as different products in mind.

Classic Reviews in Tourism

Classic Reviews in Tourism
Author: Christopher P. Cooper
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781873150443

Drawing together some of the leading authors in tourism, this text provides state-of-the-art reviews of research in fields of tourism. The text also revisits classic reviews which first appeared in Progress in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management series, over a decade before the publication of this title. Topics covered include gender, alternative tourism, urban tourism, heritage tourism and environmental auditing.

Managing and Marketing Tourist Destinations

Managing and Marketing Tourist Destinations
Author: Metin Kozak
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136904751

Without adequate research and management, the potential impacts and benefits of tourism and travel services will not be maximised. This volume evaluates the theoretical approaches and applications to competitive advantage within tourist destinations and demonstrates the ways to further develop the concept of destination competitiveness.

The Competitive Destination

The Competitive Destination
Author: J. R. Brent Ritchie
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0851996647

The purpose of this book is to provide a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of the factors that affect destination competitiveness. It provides guidance on how to create successful destinations by developing and presenting a conceptual model of destination competitiveness that recognizes the importance of sustainability for long-term success. The book is both theoretically sound and managerially useful. It is intended to appeal to both academic researchers and industry professionals and practitioners. Anyone with an interest in the enhancement of a destination's competitiveness from nations to small towns or regions will find this book invaluable.

Competitiveness in the Tourism Sector

Competitiveness in the Tourism Sector
Author: Samuelson Wei-Chiang Hong
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2008-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790820423

International tourism is expected to be a major vehicle of economic development in industrializing countries in the 21st century, especially for Asia. To generate long-term growth, countries with tourism-based economies must develop strategies for employing their comparative advantages to achieve competitive advantages. However, competitiveness in the tourist industry is multi-dimensional and complex. This study evaluates the competitiveness of the Taiwanese tourism sector by a multi-dimensional framework. The theoretical model proposes that the competitiveness of tourist destinations should be composed of Ricardian comparative advantages (like the conditions of natural endowments and the degree of technological change); Porterian competitive advantages; tourism management, i.e., providing high quality education and job training, public goods, support services and reduced transaction costs to enhance comparative and competitive advantages; and environmental conditions.

Marketing Tourist Destinations in Emerging Economies

Marketing Tourist Destinations in Emerging Economies
Author: Ishmael Mensah
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2021-11-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030837114

While tourism is a key economic generator for many countries, emerging economies are confronted with additional challenges that those well-established destinations in North America, Australia and Europe normally don’t have to contend with. The potential for terrorism, political unrest, natural disasters, accidents – not to mention epidemics – have the potential to derail tourism in emerging economies. To mitigate these risks, emerging destinations need well-coordinated management and marketing strategies. However, most texts on tourism destination marketing reflect destinations in more advanced countries. This book acknowledges the fact that emerging tourist destinations have unique characteristics and challenges, which have implications for destination marketing. Highlighting the marketing challenges, best practices and strategies relevant to emerging economies, this book covers core topics such as image creation and branding, destination marketing during crises and pandemics, market segmentation and the travel decision making process among others. Providing up to date knowledge on an otherwise under-explored topic, this collection is ideal reading for upper-level students, researchers and policymakers.

Strategy for Tourism

Strategy for Tourism
Author: John Tribe
Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Ltd
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2016-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1910158631

An internationally focused text which explains strategic management, analysis and implementation specifically in the tourism industry. Fully revised and updated, this second edition covers strategic management in a variety of tourism contexts.

Tourism, Technology and Competitive Strategies

Tourism, Technology and Competitive Strategies
Author: Auliana Poon
Publisher: C A B International
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851989501

Tourism, the worlds fastest growing industry, is now entering a more mature phase. During the 1970s and 1980s mass tourism, with its rigid, standardized packages, developed rapidly and provided many consumers with their first experiences of international travel. Today, a complex and multi-faceted industry, tourism faces growing pressures - consumer demand for more individually tailored holidays, an increasingly competitive operational environment, opportunities provided by new technology and growing environmental concerns. This book analyses the major challenges facing tourism today. The author highlights the central role of information technology in creating mass tourism by the mid-1970s, and how this technology and innovation is creating a new best practice of flexibility, market segmentation and diagonal integration within tourism. The book demonstrates how companies in the industry can enhance their competitiveness in the market place. Aimed at both academics and industry practitioners, this original and challenging work will attract a wide readership.

Tourism Management Dynamics

Tourism Management Dynamics
Author: Dimitrios Buhalis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2006-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136353062

As the global tourism industry continues to expand and to become more complex, it is vital that those in the industry identify trends early and design proactive strategies to gain competitive advantage. Tourism Futures: dynamics, challenges and tools provides the readers with a comprehensive insight of the changes in the external business environment, and equips them with new managerial techniques and tools in order to adapt and profit from these changes and into the future. Written by a team of globally renowned thinkers and researchers, it provides the manager of tomorrow with the ability to look beyond normal planning horizons and identify potential opportunities from change. Tourism Futures: dynamics, challenges and tools is part of a two part set with its companion text, Tourism Futures: the emerging business which takes the reader on a logical progression to look at new products, new consumers and new industry. Both texts thereby provide the reader with a complete set of tools and knowledge to enable them to recognise the key areas of growth and change, and the ability to use the new tools and technologies available to develop them and maximise business potential.