The Blakeley Model applied to improving a tourist destination: An exploratory study. The case of Haiti

Destination management through organisational ambidexterity: Conceptualising Haitian enclaves

“…Consequently, Haiti was largely marginalised as a tourist destination until the earlier 2000s (Séraphin, 2014a). Contemporaneously, despite the efforts of the Haitian DMO (Experience Haiti, 2017), Haiti continues to struggle to attract visitors due to its prevailing negative image (Séraphin, Gowreesunkar & Ambaye, 2016). Moreover, disadvantaged Haitian nationals remain excluded and alienated from much of the tourism industry (Thomson, 2014).…”

On the Use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Identify the Bright Spots in Dark Tourism

“…It is first of all a human issue that needs to be addressed (the primary needs of the locals need to be met); the human aspect needs to be fixed (a sense of community needs to be developed and the locals need to be able to dream); and finally, Haiti needs visionary leaders (the right context needs to be put in place and the 'yes, we can spirit' encouraged). It is the improvement of the well-being of Haitians that is going to lead to the improvement of the performance of Haiti as a destination (Séraphin, Gowreesunkar & Ambaye, 2016) …”

Entrepreneurship in the Tourism Sector A Risky Activity in French Overseas Departments

“…The tourism sector is especially vulnerable to exogenous factors like political instability, economic crisis, natural disasters and the outbreak of diseases [22,23]. Those factors can cause destinations to decline and sometimes even totally disappear from the tourism map [22,24].…”

“…Those factors can cause destinations to decline and sometimes even totally disappear from the tourism map [22,24].…”