Th e powerful attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) is particularly important for further development of tourism. Th e strategically focused attraction of FDI in tourism has a much higher signifi cance because of the multiple eff ects in relation to other segments of the economy. In this context, it is necessary to highlight the investment engagement and the presence of globally branded...

Tourism represents one of the most important industries in the global economy. Medical tourism is not a new phenomenon: mankind has traveled to foreign lands to access treatment for many years. Current research in information and communication technology considerably affects the tourism industry by providing innovative tools capable, on the one hand, of supporting tourists in organizing their h...

Tourism industry is one of the important service industries that play a crucial role in the development of Malaysian economy. Thailand has been ranked among the top five tourist generating countries for Malaysia since the last decade. This paper intends to determine factors affecting Thai tourism demand in Malaysia from the macroeconomic perspective by utilizing quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 20...

Tourism was formally recognized as a fast-growing industry and thereafter, subsequently placed emphasis on the development of tourism in Sri Lanka. At present tourism is one of the main economical revenue resource which makes the Sri Lankan economy stronger. The key focus of tourism in Sri Lanka is to do the attraction of huge number of tourists throughout the year. In the meanwhile, tourist in...

Tourism has been an increasingly important factor in global economy, society and environment, accounting for a significant share of GDP and labor force. Policy and research on tourism traditionally rely on surveys and economic datasets, which are based on small samples and depict tourism dynamics at low spatial and temporal granularity. Anonymous call detail records (CDRs) are a novel source of...

Our society has evolved through the product economy and the service economy to the experience economy. Due to this fact the value of a travel product, nowadays, is far beyond the goods and services. Experiences are driving the travel industry and make the travel product more and more diverse. Moreover, not only the travel experience itself, but also an experience of buying a travel package beco...

Management of nautical tourism ports, by having general appropriate characteristics as well as characteristics related to business skills, can encourage development of related ports, which may result in direct and indirect impact on economy of the Republic of Croatia. For the purposes of this research work, there has been done a survey regarding management of eighteen (18) nautical tourism port...

0. Introduction The development of tourism and leisure activities undoubtedly contributes to the social and economic welfare of a city. It is recognized that leisure activities and tourism are an important addition to the existing fan of economic activities established in the urban region. In particular, the tourism and leisure industry can help to compensate losses incurred by industrial activ...

Due to the combined impact of the financial crisis of 2008, and some still unresolved structural problems in its economy, in the forthcoming period Croatia should expect a significant decline in the overall investment demand (public and private). The expected drop in the overall investment activity will also have significant negative implications on tourism, the leading export sector of Croatia...