The Case of Sustainable Tourism Development in Alpine Destinations: Importance, Implementation, and the Role of the Local DMO

Wagenseil, Urs; Wyss, Melanie; Huck, Lukas

doi:10.1080/21568316.2022.2107561

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“…Several authors (Beritelli et al, 2015;Steiner, 2015;Beritelli et al, 2019;Klimek, 2019) consider the St. Gallen Model for Destination Management correct for destination management based on tourism flows, therefore, our study was focused on developing the 3 rd generation DMO according to tourism flows via the St. Gallen Model. Through the survey, we also confirmed the opinions of the authors UNWTO (2018), Bowen and Sotomayor (2022), Wagenseil, Wyss and Huck (2022), according to which strategic planning from the DMO position is one of the pillars of the sustainable tourism development, on the basis of which we propose the creation of one DMO for the researched region. The creation of one DMO can also support the cooperation of stakeholders in the destination, which we consider to be a key aspect for success in the tourism market, similar to the authors Roxas, Rivera and Gutierrez (2020), Errichiello and Micera (2021), González-Torres, Rodríguéz-Sánchez and Pelechano-Barahona (2021).…”

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“…Figure 2: Horný and Dolný Zemplín RegionsAs one of the requirements for the sustainable tourism development is strategic planning from the position of a DMO(UNWTO, 2018;Bowen and Sotomayor, 2022;Wagenseil, Wyss and Huck, 2022), our study focuses on the activities of the existing DMOs in the examined region. The study represents explanatory research, as it answers research questions using a questionnaire survey and provides results and recommendations for further research.…”

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Developing the destination management organization of the 3rd generation. Insights from Slovakia

Maráková

Dzúriková²

2023

ICTR

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Destinations are traditionally created based on the administrative division of the territory. However, fragmented territorial structures can represent an obstacle to the implementation of effective development processes within destination management organizations. The activities of third-generation destination management organisations go beyond territorial divisions and instead focus on tourism flows and functional service chains in destinations. Even though the need to remove the administrative division of destinations is apparent and third-generation management organizations are being created, research in this area is not extensive. The aim of the study is therefore to present a methodology that leads to the efficiency of the activities of destination management organisations based on the monitoring of tourism flows and ecosytem of services in selected destinations in Slovakia (Dolný Zemplín and Horný Zemplín). Through a quantitative survey of visitors and tourism stakeholders in selected destinations, the authors found that the interested parties perceive the monitored destinations as a whole - not divided and the activity of existing destination management organisations as insufficient. The study provides recommendations for the implementation of efficient development processes within destination management organisations by connecting them based on the monitoring of tourism flows. The presented methodology can serve as a starting point for the restructuring of destination management organisations for other destinations in Slovakia and abroad.

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Developing the destination management organization of the 3rd generation. Insights from Slovakia

Maráková

Dzúriková²

2023

ICTR

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“…Destination management organizations are essential to encouraging and supporting sustainable economic growth within the tourism sector in Atlantic Canada in the face of climate change [28]. The primary duties of DMOs are covered in this section, along with how they assist and incentivize tourist operators in implementing sustainable practices [4]. In many areas, DMOs can attain funding for both internal development and for the development of coordinated events and programming [29].…”

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“…This is because DMOs are increasingly expected to advise local level governance systems and tourism stakeholders on aspects of tourism strategy, policy, planning, and response to change. Efficient planning and management procedures, as well as collaborative efforts, are necessary due to the intricate nature of both sustainable development and tourism [4]. Thus, in order to effectively accomplish a shift towards sustainable tourism, a coordinating agency is essential.…”

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Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

MacEachern,

MacInnis,

MacLeod

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Sustainability

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Globally, destination management organizations (DMOs) are becoming increasingly known for their sustainable practices. Despite the importance of destination management organizations’ sustainability initiatives in the face of climate change, minimal research has been undertaken on the topic in Canada. DMOs on PEI can inform tourists better if they know what other adaptive strategies are taken into consideration around Canada. Our work included host-community interviews and perceptions on DMOs’ roles in improving tourism in the face of climate change. The interviews concluded that tourism officials in Prince Edward Island are becoming more conscious of climate change, but more has to be done to slow down the effects of the phenomenon. This paper also identified challenges facing DMOs in the area of sustainable tourism in the context of climate change. One of the recommendations was that DMOs should have access to techniques for mitigation and adaptation in addition to incentives that are sensitive to local situations. They may successfully advocate for climate change in this way and inform visitors if they are staying in risky places because of the consequences of climate change. The information on the standard operating procedures that DMOs use was intended to be useful to travelers, DMOs, and enterprises involved in the tourism industry. Future implications should discover new approaches for sustainability projects and to achieve a better understanding of how to enhance processes within the tourism industry, and more research on DMOs’ sustainability practices in the face of climate change could help improve this field.

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“…Finally, it is important to point out that, considering the increasing role of DMOs in the development of sustainable tourism in the destination (Wagenseil et al 2022) and the importance of websites in the promotion of sustainable tourism, products and behaviours, academics paid attention to evaluating the sustainability of communication through the analysis of websites' contents published by destinations (d'Angella and De Carlo 2016;Marchi et al 2021;Elizondo Saltos et al 2021;Tanković and Mušanović 2022). Previous studies highlighted that tourism organisations lack an appropriate online approach oriented towards sustainability and that in some cases the tourism organisations do not fully utilise their websites to motivate customers to behave more sustainably (Garbelli et al 2017;Villarino and Font 2015;Ghanem and Elgammal 2017).…”

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A Comparison of Official Tourism Websites in Tuscany Region and Istria County Using Topic Modelling

Marchi,

Lovrečić,

Brščić

2023

Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe

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Purpose – The aim of this study is to explore the textual and visual contents of official tourism websites of Tuscany Region (Italy) and Istria County (Croatia) to understand how destinations from different countries, but with similar characteristics, promote their tourism offer to an international audience. Methodology – A total of 185 web pages from the official tourism websites of Tuscany Region (n. 98 webpages) and Istria County (n. 87 webpages) were analysed. To explore the characteristics of tourism offer promoted by the DMOs of both analysed destinations, the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model was applied to textual data. Furthermore, more than 1,000 images were analysed to investigate if there exists a correspondence between text and visual contents published on the webpages. Findings – Eight topics that characterise the tourism offer promoted on Tuscan and Istrian official tourism websites have emerged. The findings reveal differences in the promotion of visual and textual tourism offer, highlighting that destinations focus their communication on different topics. Each destination places greater emphasis on different characteristics that make its territory unique by adopting different communication strategies. Furthermore, for both destinations a correspondence between textual and visual content communication is observed in many topics. Contribution – The findings shed light on the current state of the art of the tourism offer promoted online supporting Tuscany Region and Istria County in understanding if the current promotion is in line with their communication goals. Furthermore, this study provides inputs to determine if there exists synergy between the promotion of the tourism offer and the development of tourism products in the destination.

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The Case of Sustainable Tourism Development in Alpine Destinations: Importance, Implementation, and the Role of the Local DMO

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

Developing the destination management organization of the 3rd generation. Insights from Slovakia

Developing the destination management organization of the 3rd generation. Insights from Slovakia

Destination Management Organizations’ Roles in Sustainable Tourism in the Face of Climate Change: An Overview of Prince Edward Island

A Comparison of Official Tourism Websites in Tuscany Region and Istria County Using Topic Modelling

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