Desiderio J García-Almeida
Biographic Data
| ID | 4861243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Desiderio J García-Almeida |
| GIVEN NAMES | Desiderio J |
| FAMILY NAME | García-Almeida |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA-ALMEIDA D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4737-5913 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Immigrant entrepreneur knowledge in the tourism industry of island destinations
The economy of many islands is heavily based on tourism. In mature tourism islands, the tourism sector acts as a magnet for immigrant workforce that help resolve some human resource problems. Due to some blockades in the local job market and/or \nthe opportunities they identify based on their knowledge, many immigrants set up new ventures in the tourism industry. \nImmigrants’ new ventures could increase destination supply in the sector, providin…
Knowledge transfer processes in the authenticity of the intangible cultural heritage in tourism destination competitiveness
As tourism based on intangible cultural heritage usually encompasses a knowledge transfer process, the authenticity of the heritage (or its perception) can be affected by knowledge transfer. These knowledge transfers occur to present the heritage to the tourists (courses, tour guiding, etc.), but also in the destination itself when the heritage knowledge is codified in museums, tour guides are trained, or the heritage is transferred to newer gene…
Immigration and the competitiveness of an island tourism destination
This paper sheds light on the relationship between immigration and tourism competitiveness on the island of Lanzarote through the analysis of reputation from the demand perspective. The tourists' knowledge about news on immigration from a destination, their contact with immigrants in the area, and the influence of the presence of immigrants there are studied, as all these factors can have a major impact on island competitiveness in tourism. The e…
The influence of knowledge-based factors on taxi competitiveness at island destinations
Knowledge transfer processes in the authenticity of the intangible cultural heritage in tourism destination competitiveness
As tourism based on intangible cultural heritage usually encompasses a knowledge transfer process, the authenticity of the heritage (or its perception) can be affected by knowledge transfer. These knowledge transfers occur to present the heritage to the tourists (courses, tour guiding, etc.), but also in the destination itself when the heritage knowledge is codified in museums, tour guides are trained, or the heritage is transferred to newer gene…
Immigrant entrepreneur knowledge in the tourism industry of island destinations
The economy of many islands is heavily based on tourism. In mature tourism islands, the tourism sector acts as a magnet for immigrant workforce that help resolve some human resource problems. Due to some blockades in the local job market and/or \nthe opportunities they identify based on their knowledge, many immigrants set up new ventures in the tourism industry. \nImmigrants’ new ventures could increase destination supply in the sector, providin…
Immigration and the competitiveness of an island tourism destination
This paper sheds light on the relationship between immigration and tourism competitiveness on the island of Lanzarote through the analysis of reputation from the demand perspective. The tourists' knowledge about news on immigration from a destination, their contact with immigrants in the area, and the influence of the presence of immigrants there are studied, as all these factors can have a major impact on island competitiveness in tourism. The e…
The influence of knowledge-based factors on taxi competitiveness at island destinations
Immigration and the competitiveness of an island tourism destination
This paper sheds light on the relationship between immigration and tourism competitiveness on the island of Lanzarote through the analysis of reputation from the demand perspective. The tourists' knowledge about news on immigration from a destination, their contact with immigrants in the area, and the influence of the presence of immigrants there are studied, as all these factors can have a major impact on island competitiveness in tourism. The e…
The influence of knowledge-based factors on taxi competitiveness at island destinations
Knowledge transfer processes in the authenticity of the intangible cultural heritage in tourism destination competitiveness
As tourism based on intangible cultural heritage usually encompasses a knowledge transfer process, the authenticity of the heritage (or its perception) can be affected by knowledge transfer. These knowledge transfers occur to present the heritage to the tourists (courses, tour guiding, etc.), but also in the destination itself when the heritage knowledge is codified in museums, tour guides are trained, or the heritage is transferred to newer gene…
Immigrant entrepreneur knowledge in the tourism industry of island destinations
The economy of many islands is heavily based on tourism. In mature tourism islands, the tourism sector acts as a magnet for immigrant workforce that help resolve some human resource problems. Due to some blockades in the local job market and/or \nthe opportunities they identify based on their knowledge, many immigrants set up new ventures in the tourism industry. \nImmigrants’ new ventures could increase destination supply in the sector, providin…
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Business (5 works) · Tourism (5 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cruise Tourism Development and Management (2 works) · Destinations (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works)