MEASURING EFFICIENCY OF SUN &amp; BEACH TOURISM DESTINATIONS

Medina, Lilibeth Fuentes; Gómez, Ignacio González; Marrero, Sandra Morini

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2011.12.006

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“…Our review includes eight articles published in academic peer-reviewed journals by Rivera [13], Quintiliani [22], Rigall-I-Torrent et al [23], Medina et al [24], Marrocu and Paci [25], Capacci et al [4] and Cerqua [26], and one in a working paper by Bernini and Cerqua [27]. These studies are classified according to: the type of certification considered (for public places and destinations or for hotels); the variable on which the impact of certification is measured (tourism flows, technical efficiency, prices, sales and economic growth of destinations); the main aim of the study (if it is to evaluate the impact of the certification or if it is a control variable); the geographic focus, the quantitative method used; whether self-selection bias is corrected and the results obtained (see Table 1).…”

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“…Regarding the variable on which the impact of certification is analyzed, five studies have been devoted to the impact on tourism flows. One analyzes the technical efficiency [24] and another analyzes the effects of certification on hotel prices [23]. Rivera [13] tested the impact of the certification on prices and sales of hotels, and Bernini and Cerqua [27] tested the impact on economic growth of destinations.…”

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“…Six papers use a sub-regional focus, two papers use a regional focus and one uses a national focus. The country for most studies is Italy, with the exception of the study by Rivera [13] and Blackman et al [28] for Costa Rica, Rigall-I-Torrent et al [23] for Spain, Medina et al [24] for Spain and Portugal, and Quintiliani [22] for Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia and Cyprus.…”

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Measuring the Economic Impact of a Voluntary Sustainable Tourism Certification

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This article contributes to the debate about whether the investment in tourism sustainability is economically profitable for firms. Specifically, using cross-sectional analysis, we explore the existence of a causal link between the possession of a voluntary sustainable certification, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), and the increase in the prices of hotel accommodation. For this, the hedonic price method is used. Prior to the hedonic estimation, the propensity score-matching methodology is applied in order to control for self-selection bias. The analysis is carried out for coastal hotels located in the southern area of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) which merits attention as a typical mature sun and beach tourist destination. The study does not reveal any significant effects of sustainable certification on the prices of accommodations, which would appear to explain the low participation of establishments in the program. We conclude by providing some useful insights on measures aimed at improving related policies.

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“…Besides the efficiency of tourism companies, the DEA method is also used to evaluate the efficiency of tourism destination. For instance, the researchers use DEA to measure the efficiencies of the tourism destinations in Spain, France and Portugal (Barros, Botti, Peypoch, Robinot, & Solonandrasana, 2011;Medina, Gó mez, & Marrero, 2012). Cracolici, Nijkamp, and Rietveld (2008) use the competitiveness model and DEA to analyze the efficiencies of the tourism destinations in Italy.…”

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Evolutional Model of Tourism Efficiency Based on the DEA Method: A Case Study of Cities in Guangdong Province, China

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2014

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

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Efficiency is an important indicator of an industry's development. To explore the temporal dynamics of tourism efficiency, this paper attempts to discuss its evolutional models, based on data envelopment analysis and the Malmquist Index (MI) of the seven-year panel data for 21 cities. The results show that, first, the province as a whole has relatively high tourism efficiency. Variations among cities, however, are quite large. Second, MI shows a trend of improvement in tourism efficiency, although there are differences among cities. Third, based on the magnitude and fluctuation of tourism efficiency, a quadrant chart is constructed on which cities can be classified into four categories. Fourth, based on the trajectories of corresponding points of each city on the quadrant chart, four tourism efficiency evolutional models can be identified: stable model, reciprocating model, progressive model and radical model. These findings provide a new perspective for tourism research and management practice.

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“…Brida et al, 2014;Chang et al, 2017;Fragoudaki and Giokas, 2016), destinations (e.g. Medina et al, 2012), van Heerden and Saayman scenic spots (e.g. Ma and Bao, 2009), trade shows (e.g.…”

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Sustainability of a national arts festival

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Saayman

2018

Tourism Economics

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With more than 600 annual South African festivals to choose from, the ongoing sustainability of established festivals is uncertain. The rationale of sustainability usually rests on what renewable social, economic and cultural benefits the festival offers the community. However, changing visitor characteristics and economic difficulties putting more strain on the disposable income of households compel organizers and marketers to rethink their strategy in order to ensure the sustainability of festivals. This novel and exploratory study utilized a multistage DEA model to identify the presence of tendencies to overspend and budget mismanagement exhibited by visitors at the Innibos National Arts Festival. By identifying the sources of these inefficiencies, this study was able to formulate a framework that can guide organizers and marketers to develop price discounts or package combos that will ensure greater satisfaction which is a vital contributor to sustainability. The results accentuated the need to tailor these package combos to both male and female attendees, with the emphasis on improving satisfaction by limiting the tendencies to overspend that relate to paying for entrance fees, food and drinks.

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MEASURING EFFICIENCY OF SUN & BEACH TOURISM DESTINATIONS

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

Measuring the Economic Impact of a Voluntary Sustainable Tourism Certification

Measuring the Economic Impact of a Voluntary Sustainable Tourism Certification

Evolutional Model of Tourism Efficiency Based on the DEA Method: A Case Study of Cities in Guangdong Province, China

Sustainability of a national arts festival

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