Destination competitiveness—Applying different models, the case of Slovenia

Determining the Sustainability Factors and Performance of a Tourism Destination from the Stakeholders’ Perspective

“…The governance of the destination has also been studied in the specialized literature because the destination needs all of the agents to share common objectives in order to obtain a competitive advantage over other destinations [10,33]. A competitive advantage can be achieved if the overall appeal of a tourism destination is superior to alternative destinations with similar target market segments [34,35]. Therefore, a destination's competitiveness must be focused on the ability to create added value by managing assets and processes.…”

“…In this line, the destination's marketing organization is now acknowledged as a mainstay of the future development and sustainability of the tourism destination and an important way to compete and attract visitors [13,40,41]. Moreover, due to the complexity and great difficulty of obtaining information about the different perspectives involved in the tourism destination, most studies have been based on the opinions of experts and stakeholders [11,12,35,39,[42][43][44].…”

The Determinants of Tourism Destination Competitiveness (TDC): PLSPath Model of Structural Equation Modeling

“…Statistics state it that one in every eleven jobs in the world is in travel and tourism, Christie, et al [2]. The sector is mainly acknowledged for benefitting women and young people and thereby to poverty alleviation, Gomezelj and Mihalič [3].…”

Food as a tourism competitiveness factor of Jablanica District in Serbia

“…These models emphasize the view that the competitiveness of tourist destinations cannot be understood or measured on the basis of several determinants and in response, they propose several potential factors that could affect the competitiveness. Several studies have attempted to apply these models in whole or in part to certain destinations, or to elaborate on their measurement (Gomezelj, Mihalic, 2008 In that regard, there is a need for this kind of research, because tourism is recognized as one of the key elements for development of districts with underdeveloped tourism infrastructure, but with preserved natural and anthropogenic resources, such as the case of Jablanica district. In order for tourism to provide progressive development and contribution to the diversification and promotion of the regional economy, employment growth and the reduction of depopulation, it is necessary to determine which factors can improve tourism competitiveness in Jablanica District.…”