Testing the tourism led growth hypothesis
A nonsensical exercise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21864543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Francisco Perles Ribes (0000-0001-7587-8035, University of Alicante), Luis Moreno-Izquierdo (0000-0003-3260-5883, University of Alicante) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Pages | 3817 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Tourism Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1994-7658 • E-ISSN: 1314-0817 |
| Publisher | Varna University of Management (PUBLISHER • BG) |
| DOI | 10.54055/ejtr.v38i.3637 |
| OpenAlex | W4401227688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
The Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis (TLGH) posits a fundamental area of research, explored in hundreds of papers elucidating the relationship between tourism activity and economic growth. However, proposing the TLGH is not logical as the bidirectional relationship between tourism and economic growth is theoretically undeniable. In this paper, we advocate for a shift in the study perspective towards more ambitious hypotheses that extends the TLGH, which can be summarized in the Tourism as Optimal Choice Hypothesis (TOCH) and the Tourism-Led Genuine Economic Development Hypothesis (TLGDH)
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |