Explanatory power of the tourist destination competitiveness index on the control of the first wave of COVID-19

Dempere, Juan M.; Modugu, Kennedy Prince

doi:10.1108/ejmbe-07-2021-0215

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“…Future research may focus on investigating, at the same time, the differences in the relationship between natural and anthropogenic resources and the promotion and marketing of different tourist destinations. Moreover, a cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling techniques as seen in [164] are intended to be investigated, taking into account the 14 pillars of the TTCI for the 27 European Union countries, including Romania.…”

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Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index: From Theoretical Definition to Practical Analysis in Romania

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The competitiveness of tourist destinations presents, from the perspective of sustainability, certain benefits in terms of local and regional development: the involvement of local authorities (city, local and county councils, population) in the conservation of tourist resources, the involvement of tourism agencies in the promotion of rural areas, the creation of brands for each tourist destination/region and the protection of cultural-historical heritage from degradation. Competitiveness, as a segment of sustainability, integrated in Romanian local communities, is necessary in order to offer tourists an unmistakable experience of the natural and anthropogenic tourism potential of destinations, to raise the population’s awareness, to preserve traditions, customs and habits and to practice tourism based on sustainability, awareness and without any pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This study aims to highlight the image of Romania’s tourism competitiveness, which could support the tourism economy in the long term, by analysing the Global Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index (TTCI) in Romania, compared to two other neighbouring countries, Bulgaria and Hungary. The Global Competitiveness Index provides an integrative picture of the main sub-indices that interfere in the formation of a country’s competitiveness, with insights on the 12 pillars that intervene in the sustainable development of tourist destinations worldwide.

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Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index: From Theoretical Definition to Practical Analysis in Romania

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“…Other authors have also studied the relationship between TTCI and GDP, but some of them, such as Dempere, J. and Modugu, K. (Dempere and Modugu 2023), researched the connection between TTCI and the GDP growth rate in European countries. Also, Terzić (Terzić 2018) studied the contribution of tourism destination competitiveness to the GDP in case of certain European economies.…”

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The Contribution of Tourism to the Development of Central and Eastern European Countries in the New Post-Endemic and Geostrategic Context

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Turtureanu,

Schin

et al. 2023

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This study explores an important issue in tourism, namely, the competitiveness of tourism. In the present paper, we aim at analyzing the relationship between tourism and national prosperity. The term competitiveness is a research topic intensively addressed in various fields, and it can answer current research questions related to a constantly changing tourism industry. Thus, the possibility of knowing how competitive this particularly important sector is for the five emerging countries considered in the study, namely, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, allows public authorities and entrepreneurs to estimate the revenues that can generate the field of hospitality. Also, based on these results, a series of national strategies specific to the tourism industry can be founded to lead to the increase of its competitiveness. We used cross-country multiple regression analysis to determine variables that are particularly important for the competitiveness of the hospitality industry, a fact for which the study has a theoretical and practical applicability. The study offers the possibility to anticipate the values of this index (TTCI), thus enabling government and industry bodies to take the necessary steps to increase specific competitiveness in the international market.

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Destination competitiveness since 2010: research themes, approaches, and agenda

2023

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Purpose This study aims to provide a systematic review of the literature on destination competitiveness. It explores research themes and approaches, and outlines an agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach One hundred and eighty-three journal articles on destination competitiveness published in English since 2010 were collected. Content analysis was performed. Findings The authors found that sustainable development and smart tourism were popular themes related to destination competitiveness. Recent studies still relied heavily on Ritchie and Crouch’s (2000) model or Dwyer and Kim’s (2003) model. The authors also offer constructive insights for future research, proposing that research seek more input from residents, take an advanced integrated approach between supply and demand, adopt more core theories, focus on less researched types of destinations, explore the further contribution of smart tourism and adopt a negative lens to study the antecedents and consequences of destination competitiveness. The adoption of a longitudinal study approach is also suggested. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature because of the scope of its review and perspective of discussion. Previous review papers have only focused on the factors and indicators of tourism destination competitiveness in different settings. We extend our literature review to research themes and approaches, and make suggestions for future research directions.

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Explanatory power of the tourist destination competitiveness index on the control of the first wave of COVID-19

Cited by 5 publications

References 41 publications

Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index: From Theoretical Definition to Practical Analysis in Romania

Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index: From Theoretical Definition to Practical Analysis in Romania

The Contribution of Tourism to the Development of Central and Eastern European Countries in the New Post-Endemic and Geostrategic Context

Destination competitiveness since 2010: research themes, approaches, and agenda

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