Tales of Informality: Tourism Development in Four Ecuadorian Beaches

Pécot, Mathias; Valle, Julio Enrique Gavilanes; Viteri, Andrea Sáenz De

doi:10.1080/21568316.2018.1504319

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“…Tourism is one of the industries that attract considerable numbers of informal actors, and for that reason, the subject has garnered significant scholarly attention (e.g., Çakmak, et al, 2019;Dahles, 1998;Henderson & Smith, 2009;Biggs et al, 2012;Rogerson & Letsie, 2013;Damayanti et al, 2017;Kedir et al, 2018;Pécot et al, 2018;Truong, 2018). For instance, Dahles (1998) conducted a qualitative study in two cities of Bali and Yogyakarta in Indonesia and found that small-scale enterprises were characterised by features that could neither be classified as elements of the formal nor informal economy.…”

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Effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors: inbound tour operators’ perspective

Mwesiumo

Abdalla

Öztüren

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Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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This paper develops and tests a conceptual model to examine the effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors. Drawing on a sample of 130 inbound tour operators, structural path analysis shows that the perceived threat of informal actors is positively associated with the formal actors' service quality and customer acquisition efforts, which subsequently are positively associated with an increase in business performance. The perceived threat of informal actors appears to increase business performance only through its influence on service quality and customer acquisition efforts. Based on the findings, actionable recommendations are provided.

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Effect of a perceived threat of informal actors on the business performance of formal actors: inbound tour operators’ perspective

Mwesiumo

Abdalla

Öztüren

et al. 2021

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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Measuring the size of the informal tourism economy in Thailand

Çakmak

Çenesiz

2020

Journal of Tourism Research

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This study is the first to estimate the size of the informal tourism economy. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, this paper first estimates the size of the informal tourism economy and then assesses its linkages to key labour market variables in Thailand. Empirical results indicate that: (a) the informal tourism economy grows faster than the formal tourism and aggregate economy; (b) both formal and informal tourism economies absorb the unemployed; (c) the relationship between formal and informal economies is negative in the aggregate but positive in the tourism sector.

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