Measuring the Tourism: A Synthetic and Autocorrelate Index for Italy

Tebala, Domenico; Marino, Domenico

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92102-0_15

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“…Tourism is a phenomenon in many Italian provinces, especially in the south of Italy, is particularly important in terms of contribution to collective well-being (Tebala and Marino, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…sustainability, safety). At this purpose, based on Gismondi and Russo (2004) and Tebala and Marino (2018), the concept of tourism competitiveness has been analyzed along three macro-directions: the potential tourist attractiveness representing the structural, environmental, historical-artistic endowment of territory and includes categories, such as environment, nature, safety and health and ecological aspects; the availability of services for tourism purposes that represents a specific endowment of territory and includes categories, such as accommodation, tourist attractors and infrastructure; and the actual tourist impact derived from tourist demand (e.g. presences, arrivals, spending) that includes categories, such as customer satisfaction, tourist demand and notoriety index and economic-tourist profile. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…sustainability, safety). At this purpose, based on and Tebala and Marino (2018), the concept of tourism competitiveness has been analyzed along three macro-directions:…”

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confidence: 99%

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Purpose Differently from traditional approaches that rely on the analysis of single dimensions of the tourism phenomenon, this study aims to experiment a systemic approach based on structured and unstructured data sources to elaborate a composite index to measure the tourist competitiveness of marginal areas, with the final aim to design and plan proper socio-economic development strategies. Design/methodology/approach The methodology adopted to carry out the study follows a four-step process and relies on indicators that are both relevant and accessible. The first step concerns the analysis of the literature about the existing approaches to calculate a tourism index. The second step concerns the definition of the indicators and the collection of data by using both structured and unstructured sources. The third step focuses on the population of the data set. Finally, the fourth step aims at calculating the tourism index through a composite-based methodology and using it for a pilot application in a Southern Italy province. Findings The study calculates a synthetic tourism index for each of the 97 municipalities of the Province of Lecce (a city located in the southeast of Italy). The proposed index combines administrative, institutional and open data sources to derive a single indicator for each municipality, thus supporting decision-makers in understanding the complex reality and competitiveness level of territories in the tourism industry. Originality/value The main elements of originality of the study are the breadth and typology of data sources considered to calculate the composite indicator of tourism competitiveness (both structured and unstructured); and the use of weighting and aggregation procedures in the methodological issues.

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“…Tourism is a phenomenon in many Italian provinces, especially in the south of Italy, is particularly important in terms of contribution to collective well-being (Tebala and Marino, 2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%