Interactive design of personalised tourism routes

Rodríguez, Beatriz; Molina, Julián; Franco, Pérez; Caballero, Rafael

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2011.09.014

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“…Other research projects focused on particular facets of destination competitiveness, including its positioning (Pike, 2012;Claveria & Poluzzi, 2016), management systems (Baker, Hayzelden & Sussmann, 1996;Arbulú, Lozano & Rey-Maquiera, 2016), destination commercial profile (Buhalis, 2000;Osman, Johns & Lugosi, 2014), pricing competitiveness (Dwyer, Forsyth & Rao, 2002;Seetaram, Forsyth & Dwyer, 2016), quality management (Assaf & Tsionas, 2015), the environment (Tang, 2015;Cao et al, 2016), nature based tourism (Tirasattayapitak, Chaiyasain, & Beeton, 2015;Rahayuningsih, Muntasib, & Prasetyo, 2016), strategic management (Phillips & Moutinho, 2014;Evans, 2016), and organised circuits/routes (Rodríguez, Molina, Pérez, & Caballero, 2012;Manhas, Kour, & Bhagata, 2014).…”

Section: Tourism Competitivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tourism sector competitiveness in Portugal: applying Porter's Diamond

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Fernandes

2018

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The tourism sector has stood out for its enormous capacity for growth on a global scale and holding a relevant role both as a tool for the competitiveness and as a driver of regional development. This profile stems not only from its multiplier effects but also the opportunities susceptible to identification within the scope of offsetting regional disparities in growth and prosperity. The objective of this research consists of evaluating the competitiveness of the regional areas and directorates of tourism in Portugal. We have used primary data (a sample of 446 companies), through a questionnaire aimed at companies displaying the activities characteristic of the World Tourism Organisation satellite account. Through the application of Porter's Diamond Model, we attained at a conceptual model through recourse to the Partial Least Square -Path Modelling technique with the objective of analysing the relationships unfolding among the determinant variables to competitiveness in the tourism sector. Despite the results returned proving clear, we also verify that encapsulating competitiveness proves no easy task given how Portugal reports regions with simultaneously very varied and very specific characteristics.Keywords: Tourism, competitiveness, Porter's diamond, regional tourism area, Portugal. ResumoO sector do turismo destaca-se pela enorme capacidade de crescimento a nível mundial, desempenhando um papel relevante tanto como ferramenta para a competitividade como enquanto motor do desenvolvimento regional. Este perfil decorre não apenas dos seus efeitos multiplicadores, mas também das oportunidades suscetíveis de identificação no âmbito da compensação das disparidades regionais no crescimento e prosperidade. O objetivo desta investigação consiste em avaliar a competitividade das áreas regionais e direções do turismo em Portugal. Utilizamos dados primários (uma amostra de 446 empresas), através de um questionário destinado a empresas que exibem as atividades características da conta satélite da Organização Mundial de Turismo. Através da aplicação do Modelo de Diamante de Porter, alcançamos um modelo conceitual através do recurso à técnica de Partial Least Square -Path Modelling com o objetivo de analisar as relações que se desdobram entre as variáveis determinantes para a competitividade no setor de turismo. Apesar de os resultados retornados serem claros, verificamos também que o encapsulamento da competitividade não se revela uma tarefa fácil, dado o fato de Portugal englobar regiões com características simultaneamente muito variadas e muito específicas.Palavras-chave: Turismo, competitividade, diamante de Porter, área regional de turismo, Portugal.

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Section: Tourism Competitivenessmentioning

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Tourism sector competitiveness in Portugal: applying Porter's Diamond

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2018

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“…The study on the process of path planning. That is because POI without sizes and shapes, and it is relatively reasonable in consideration of the tourists' preferences and travelling autonomy and personalized needs [1,10,11] .…”

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Study of Double-Weighted Graph Model and Optimal Path Planning for Tourist Scenic Area Oriented Intelligent Tour Guide

Shi

Long

2014

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:When tourists visiting multiple tourist scenic spots, the travel line is usually the most effective road network according to the actual tour process, and maybe the travel line is different from planned travel line. For in the field of navigation, a proposed travel line is normally generated automatically by path planning algorithm, considering the scenic spots' positions and road networks. But when a scenic spot have a certain area and have multiple entrances or exits, the traditional described mechanism of single point coordinates is difficult to reflect these own structural features. In order to solve this problem, this paper focuses on the influence on the process of path planning caused by scenic spots' own structural features such as multiple entrances or exits, and then proposes a doubleweighted Graph Model, for the weight of both vertexes and edges of proposed Model can be selected dynamically. And then discusses the model building method, and the optimal path planning algorithm based on Dijkstra algorithm and Prim algorithm. Experimental results show that the optimal planned travel line derived from the proposed model and algorithm is more reasonable, and the travelling order and distance would be further optimized.

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“…When applying travel-route planning to ecotourism, shortest-route analysis modules-that is those created with the help of computer-aided networks-are used to solve time-consuming travel situations, as in the classic Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) [9][10][11]. Based on the results of route network analysis, this approach provides optimal results for travel route planning to determine the shortest distance and time, and the lowest cost for transportation fuel savings [2,[12][13][14].…”

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Low Carbon Footprint Routes for Bird Watching

Fang¹,

Huang

Chou

et al. 2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:Bird watching is one of many recreational activities popular in ecotourism. Its popularity, therefore, prompts the need for studies on energy conservation. One such environmentally friendly approach toward minimizing bird watching's ecological impact is ensuring a reduced carbon footprint by using an economic travel itinerary comprising a series of connected routes between tourist attractions that minimizes transit time. This study used a travel-route planning approach using geographic information systems to detect the shortest path, thereby solving the problems associated with time-consuming transport. Based on the results of road network analyses, optimal travel-route planning can be determined. These methods include simulated annealing (SA) and genetic algorithms (GA). We applied two algorithms in our simulation research to detect which one is an appropriate algorithm for running carbon-routing algorithms at the regional scale. SA, which is superior to GA, is considered an excellent approach to search for the optimal path to reduce carbon dioxide and high gasoline fees, thereby controlling travel time by using the shortest travel routes. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 3291

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Interactive design of personalised tourism routes

Cited by 101 publications

References 46 publications

Tourism sector competitiveness in Portugal: applying Porter's Diamond

Tourism sector competitiveness in Portugal: applying Porter's Diamond

Study of Double-Weighted Graph Model and Optimal Path Planning for Tourist Scenic Area Oriented Intelligent Tour Guide

Low Carbon Footprint Routes for Bird Watching

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