Competitiveness of tourist destinations: the study of 65 key destinations for the development of regional tourism

Abstract

or countries. In this sense, the evaluation of the tourism competitiveness of these destinations may be helpful in planning and prioritizing actions that will benefit the industry. This article discusses the concept of competitiveness by the multidimensional view of performance, efficiency and unit analysis. Using the theoretical framework lifted, this article shows the 'Study on the competitiveness of the 65 destinations inducers of regional tourism development' prepared by the Tourism Ministry, the Brazilian Support Service to Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), its assumptions that guided this study as well its methodological aspects. Based on this methodology, it was carried out a diagnosis of these 65 destinations selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism to be inducers of tourism in their respective regions. The result of competitiveness reached by these 65 inductors destinations is presented in this article, providing a map of the level of competitiveness of tourism in Brazil.Competitividade de destinos turísticos: estudo de 65 destinos-chave para o desenvolvimento do turismo regional A importância que o turismo tem alcançado para a economia dos países acirrou a competição entre destinos turísticos, quer sejam cidades, regiões ou países. Nesse sentido, a avaliação da competitividade desses destinos em relação ao turismo pode colaborar decisivamente no planejamento e na priorização de ações que irão beneficiar o setor. Este artigo discute o conceito de competitividade como multidimensional e pelo ponto de vista do desempenho, da eficiência e da unidade de análise. Tendo como arcabouço o referencial teórico levantado, apresenta-se o "Estudo de competitividade dos 65 destinos indutores do desenvolvimento turístico regional" elaborado pelo Ministério do Turismo, Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Sebrae) e a Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), as premissas que o orientaram, assim como seus aspectos metodológicos. Com base nessa metodologia, realizou-se um diagnóstico da realidade de 65 destinos turísticos brasileiros escolhidos pelo Ministério do Turismo para serem indutores de turismo em suas respectivas regiões. O resultado da competitividade, alcançado por esses 65 destinos turísticos indutores, é apresentado neste artigo, fornecendo um mapa do nível de competitividade turística do Brasil.

Occurrence and recovery of small-sized plastic debris from a Brazilian beach: characterization, recycling, and mechanical analysis

“…The LMNP region is considered one of the poorest in the country (Abakerli 2001;IBGE 2017), and its economy is greatly based on tourism from the park visitors (Castro and Piorski 2002;MTur 2014;Barbosa 2015). Therefore, besides direct harm to the ecosystem's environment, the presence of polymeric debris also leads to an impact on the economic and social spheres.…”

“…Although enclosed by a National Park and designated as an Environmental Protected Area, most literature about the Lençóis Maranhenses (LM) region and its related municipalities corresponds to economic (IBGE 2017), social (Barbosa et al 2010;Barbosa 2015) or tourism (MTur 2014) data. The lack of information about the current environmental condition reflects on the little attention given to the presence of plastic debris nearby that region.…”

“…The lack of information about the current environmental condition reflects on the little attention given to the presence of plastic debris nearby that region. This issue can be considered urgent on a holistic scale, as a result of (1) the direct impact of environmental contamination of plastics (Cole et al 2011;Andrady 2017); (2) the consequences to the local economy due to impairment of the tourism industry (Sheavly and Register 2007;MTur 2014;Jang et al 2014;Laglbauer et al 2014); and (3) the resulting social issues on one of the country's poorest regions (Abakerli 2001;Barbosa 2015;IBGE 2017;Palombini et al 2017). This research did not intend to map or classify the distribution of plastic debris on the entire LMNP coast, as well as to evaluate the economic feasibility of recycling micro-or mesoplastics, but to primarily disclose this issue as well as the multiple impacts caused by the lack of studies on that region.…”

Towards a Sustainable Tourism Competitiveness Measurement Model for Municipalities: Brazilian Empirical Evidence

“…The model adopted by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism is also based on the resource -based view (RBV) theory and was developed by researchers from the FGV (Barbosa, 2008b;Barbosa, Oliveira, and Rezende, 2010). It has been published in six editions (Barbosa, 2008a(Barbosa, , 2009(Barbosa, , 2010(Barbosa, , 2012(Barbosa, , 2013(Barbosa, , 2014.…”

“…It has been published in six editions (Barbosa, 2008a(Barbosa, , 2009(Barbosa, , 2010(Barbosa, , 2012(Barbosa, , 2013(Barbosa, , 2014. It is used to perform comparative analyses of 65 Brazilian municipalities chosen to become world -class tourist destinations and to promote tourism development regionally (called inducer destinations).…”