A model of destination competitiveness.

Ritchie, J. R. Brent; Crouch, Geoffrey I.

doi:10.1079/9780851996646.0060

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“…Although the motivations that prompt gastro-tourists to choose one destination over another are highly individualized (Hall, Sharples, Mitchell, Macionis, & Cambourne, 2003; Tao, 2012; Tikkanen, 2007), there is some agreement that a fundamental motivating characteristic of contemporary tourism revolves around positive experiential activities (Kim, Ritchie, & McCormick, 2012; Pine & Gilmore, 1999; Pizam, 2010; Tung & Ritchie, 2011). One way to better understand what defines positive experiences is to focus on memorability (Ritchie & Crouch, 2003; Tung & Ritchie, 2011).…”

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Attributes of Memorable Gastro-Tourists’ Experiences

Williams¹,

Yuan

Williams

2018

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

102

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Gastro-tourists specifically travel to learn about new cultures through memorable food experiences. They span all ages, ethnicities, and incomes. These tourists plan more trips, stay longer, and spend more discretionary money when they travel. Interactions that include learning about regional foods and kitchen cultures and that foster relationships between the gastro-tourist and the gastro-host are more important to them than fancy amenities. Research that identifies characteristics and attributes of gastro-tourism experiences considered memorable is sparse. This inductive qualitative research study triangulated three data sources and two data collection methods (in-depth interviews and online surveys). Seven attributes linked to memorability are identified: (1) deliberate and incidental gastro-tourists, (2) travel stages, (3) foodie risk-taking, (4) interdependent co-created tourist–host relationships, (5) authenticity, (6) sociability, and (7) emotions. The attributes provide insights into the prevalent shift from product/service-dominant tourism to co-created experiential tourism opportunities and highlight the motivations that drive this emerging gastro-tourism market segment. By uncovering triggering moments that gastro-tourists value and find memorable, this study adds to the knowledge base of sustainable tourism development, destination branding promises, co-creation, and stakeholder theories.

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Attributes of Memorable Gastro-Tourists’ Experiences

Williams¹,

Yuan

Williams

2018

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

102

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“…In acknowledgement of destination competitiveness comprising multidimensional demand indictors, we adopted a multifaceted approach to the global economic concepts thought to influence the competitiveness of countries included in our analysis. Appropriately, our approach is consistent with Ritchie and Crouch’s (2003) macroeconomic theoretical “onion skin taxonomy.” The onion skin taxonomy reflects the complexity and multidisciplinary of contextual industries affecting destinations. Studies of Ritchie and Crouch (2003) and Mazurek (2014) postulate that many external and internal factors shaping the opportunities in a destination build-up the body of what has been referred to as an “onion” from layers surrounding the destination.…”

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“…Appropriately, our approach is consistent with Ritchie and Crouch’s (2003) macroeconomic theoretical “onion skin taxonomy.” The onion skin taxonomy reflects the complexity and multidisciplinary of contextual industries affecting destinations. Studies of Ritchie and Crouch (2003) and Mazurek (2014) postulate that many external and internal factors shaping the opportunities in a destination build-up the body of what has been referred to as an “onion” from layers surrounding the destination. According to Ritchie and Crouch (2003), however, the economic inner layer of the onion may be the greatest determinant of competitiveness for particular destinations.…”

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“…Studies of Ritchie and Crouch (2003) and Mazurek (2014) postulate that many external and internal factors shaping the opportunities in a destination build-up the body of what has been referred to as an “onion” from layers surrounding the destination. According to Ritchie and Crouch (2003), however, the economic inner layer of the onion may be the greatest determinant of competitiveness for particular destinations. Onionskin taxonomy applied to the present study’s destination competitiveness and tourism demand concept to analyze how a country’s tourism industry performs globally and regionally.…”

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Why Do Some Countries Prosper More in Tourism than Others? Global Competitiveness of Tourism Development

Doğru

Suess

Sirakaya-Turk

2020

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the competitiveness of tourism destinations, worldwide, utilizing a regional economic policy tool known as the shift-share analysis. The changes in tourist arrivals, tourism receipts, and per-tourist-dollars of each country are assessed and compared with the overall tourism development across 150 countries in the world using a 17-year period (2000-2017). The findings indicate that Japan, Thailand, and Turkey are the most competitive countries when tourist arrivals are specified, but Turkey drops to the least competitive country when tourism receipts are specified as the base indicator. Thailand and Japan rank among the most competitive destinations based on their tourism receipts. Yet further results show that Luxembourg is the most competitive country, demonstrating the largest growth in per-tourist-dollar. Overall, results imply that the competitiveness of the countries and regions vary based on the aggregated measure of tourism development, suggesting that destinations need to focus on growth mechanisms and capitalize on their tourism potential. Practical implications are discussed.

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“…A vast amount of research has been published examining tourism destination competitiveness at a country-level unit of analysis. These studies range from conceptual works identifying possible indicators for examination (Crouch 2011; Dwyer and Kim 2003; Kozak and Rimmington 1999; Seaton 1996), academic studies usually focusing on one or a small number of destinations that have developed and tested models (Águas, Vega, and Reis 2010; De Keyser and Vanhove 1994; Enright and Newton 2004), through to texts examining this subject (Ritchie and Crouch 2003) and finally some commercial studies such as the annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF 2017). Between 50 and more than 250 separate metrics have been developed, depending on the complexity of the model (Croes 2010).…”

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Identifying Destination Health: Developing the Concepts of Market Indifference and Destination Dependence / Market Irrelevance

McKercher

Mak

2019

Journal of Travel Research

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This article develops a diagnostic tool to identify destinations “at risk” as a result of markets’ interest or lack thereof in a place. “At risk” is used in a similar manner to the medical profession’s use of the term “patients at risk” to identify those patients at risk of deterioration in order to trigger early intervention. Two situations are identified: market indifference, where markets as a whole show little interest in a destination, and destination dependence/market irrelevance, where destinations are overly reliant on markets that in the larger scheme of outbound travel show little interest in the destination. The study analyzed 162 destinations using UNWTO data. Almost 80 are affected potentially by one of these conditions. Most at-risk destinations are either small island countries, micro states, or countries with an underdeveloped tourism sector. Interestingly, no differences were found in the contribution tourism makes to GDP between seemingly at risk and not at risk places.

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A model of destination competitiveness.

Abstract: This chapter examines a tourism-specific conceptual model of destination competitiveness.

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Attributes of Memorable Gastro-Tourists’ Experiences

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