Determinants of Tourism Destination Competitiveness in Asia Pacific

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ID19601372
AuthorsMichael J Enright (0000-0003-1157-1741, School of Business at the University of Hong Kong, China), James Newton (School of Business at the University of Hong Kong, China), James D Newton (0000-0002-2309-8309)
Year2005
Volume43
Issue4
Pages339-350
Publication date2005-04-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTravel Research Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0147-2399 • E-ISSN: 1552-6763
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0047287505274647
OpenAlexW2163224815
LanguageEN
Citations received52
References cited35

Recent conceptual work on tourism destination competitiveness has proposed a comprehensive approach that adds industry-level competitiveness attributes to more conventional tourism destination attributes. This study builds on these ideas by generating sets of both attributes, developing a methodology for assessing their relative importance and examining the degree to which their relative importance varies across locations. Survey data were gathered from tourism industry practitioners in three closely competing destinations in Asia Pacific and were subjected to statistical testing. The results provide strong empirical support for the inclusion of both industry-level and destination attributes in studies of tourism competitiveness. The results also question approaches to competitiveness that assume that the relative importance of attributes is common across locations, suggesting, rather, that the importance of competitiveness attributes may vary across locations, depending on product mix and target market segments, especially in complex, multifaceted industries such as tourism

Asia pacific · Business · Destinations · Economic geography · Geography · Industrial organization · International trade · Regional science · Tourism · Conferences and Exhibitions Management · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Marketing

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