Tourism is one of the rapid growing economic sectors in world. Destination competitiveness became an imperative aspect for every country as it determines tourism revenue country. Infrastructure determinants destination competitiveness. There are two kinds infrastructure namely hard and soft infrastructure. The current study investigated impact (transportation, telecommunication, accommodation) ...

possess important social, cultural, and economic outputs. International celebrity events provide additional destination attraction they create a sustainable tourism industry across many parts of the world. Despite research in recent times gaining tremendous interest among scholars emerging as crucial area study, little is known on how international hosting influences tour firms’ performance. Th...

There is growing evidence that customer satisfaction is a driving force behind firm’s business competitiveness and performance (Parasuraman et al., 1985, 1988; Zeithaml et al., 1996). This is absolutely true in the case of tourism, where there is a wide application of concepts, models and tools aimed to evaluate customer satisfaction. It is recognized in fact that, in order to identify the stre...

Reputation is an essential component of destination competitiveness. The analysis of UGC (“explicit” popularity) and of the engagement generated by these comments (“implicit” popularity”) is usually conducted separately. Monitoring the online performance of a destination require a more comprehensive approach, which combines the capacity to attract tourists’ reviews and to enhance potential visi...

This study investigates the competitiveness of Alanya, a medical tourism destination in Türkiye, and determines appropriate strategies using analytical hierarchy process quality function deployment. Data were collected from experts to gain managerial insights into factors affecting tourism. The findings show that tourists primarily focus on such as competence doctor treatment. main strengthen a...

In the last few decades, implementation of tariff policies between countries has declined. As a result, enforcement non-tariff measures (NTMs) experiences an increase. Implementing NTMs raises new obstacle to trade activities in global market, including Indonesia’s natural rubber. Therefore, this study was conducted determine effect enforcing on export competitiveness This utilized secondary da...

Rural tourism has become an important part of tourism. in China is developing rapidly, the development rural Guangxi also reached its peak. The number scenic spots skyrocketed, and competition among destinations becoming more fierce. Shaping improving destination image means to enhance competitiveness tourist destination. A good can not only distinguish a from competitors, but attract tourists ...