Th e purpose of this paper is to illustrate diff erent defi nitions of tourism destination competitiveness and some models developed from various environments containing diff erent measures of competitiveness. Th e objective of the study was to empirically test the Slovenian tourism stakeholders' perception of diff erent determinants of competitiveness. Th e study was carried out by a systemati...

In order to explore the relationship of promotion activities, destination attribute and destination image of Vietnam and find possible solutions, this study uses decision system analysis (DSA) method to develop flowcharts based on three rounds of expert interviews. The interviews were conducted with the experts who were confirmed to directly participate or influence on the decision making that ...

This study examined the long tail nature of destination image using China as an example. The results indicated that the keywords the travelers used to describe China’s image follow power-law distribution. The destination images, expressed by the keywords/terms the respondents typed in, dominated by a few keywords on the top, but contain large amount of small niches. Since those keywords are lik...

Destinations are increasingly concerned about the environmental sustainability of the local tourism industry. A number of authors have proposed a demand-driven approach to sustainable destination management as a complementary measure to traditional supply-sided interventions. However, there is little empirical evidence to support the feasibility of such a demand-driven approach. This study cont...

BACKGROUND The need for better healthcare has grown significantly in recent years. In addition, the rising healthcare costs in the U.S. and in many European countries have forced many patients to seek medical treatment abroad, which has created the demand for medical tourism. With little yet known as to the perception of a medical tourist's destination selection, this study aims to explore medi...

We suggest that differences between tourists be evaluated as part of any destination image study. In doing so, one can avoid the potential pitfall of deriving one single destination image by averaging over individuals with possibly very different perceptions. A typology of destination image measurement approaches is presented that provides a framework for the evaluation of past destination imag...

The article is devoted to the study of the process of development of regions as a promising area of industrial tourism. The authors researched the marketing strategies of industrial tourism, studied, proposed an algorithm for selecting a marketing strategy for the development of industrial tourism and the concept of developing a marketing strategy for the development of industrial tourism. They...

International tourism has increased exponentially since 1950. With this growth the industry has become significantly more competitive, and the marketing role of National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) has taken on added significance. Correspondingly, research related to the marketing aspects of international tourism has increased. With this in mind, this paper provides a brief look at the growth ...

Cultural heritage is a main contributor to tourism development. These two activities heavily rely on the communication process for attracting visitors and to provide them with a satisfactory experience, which can be enhanced through effective heritage interpretation. This paper argues that there are opportunities for the application of e-Services in the delivery of heritage interpretation throu...