The location of airport an added value to improve the number of visitors at US museums

Florido-Benítez, Lázaro

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2023.100961

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“…Fourth and last, since the six Spanish smart destinations were certified as STDs, we implemented updated data (2015–2022) from INE (2020, 2023a, 2023b), AENA (2023), EU (2020, 2022), SEGITUR (2020, 2023), Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism (2023) and Smart Tourist Destinations (2023a, 2023b) organisations to analyse the most important tourism demand and supply indicators (see Figures 3 and 4) and how these have impacted the territory. We selected in this research the number of passenger arrivals (Florido-Benítez, 2023a, 2023b), hotel and room indicators (Ndou et al, 2023; Perić et al, 2022) and hotel occupancy rate indicators (Benítez-Aurioles, 2022a) because these are the most frequently used measures of tourism demand and supply. Aguirre et al (2023) note that the number of hotel and room, hotel occupancy rate and passenger and tourist arrival indicators are necessary to measure the sustainability in STDs (Gehlot & Singh, 2022; Zamorano et al, 2020).…”

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“…Figure 2 presents the main measures implemented by the six Spanish smart destinations based on sustainable development, innovation and competitive advantages, according to the UNE 178601:2022 [4] and UNE 178501:2018 [5] requirements, respectively. We like to highlight the importance of guaranteeing universal accessibility (physical and digital) for people with disabilities in tourist activities at Spanish smart destinations (Destino Turístico Inteligente, 2023; Florido-Benítez, 2023a, 2023b; Buhalis et al, 2023b). STDs consist of the adaptation of traditional destinations to new realities, making them innovative and accessible spaces for all (Fernandes & Bernier, 2021).…”

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Constructing Spanish smart destinations: a new guide for the tourism industry

Florido-Benítez

2024

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse Benidorm, San Sebastián, Gijón, Málaga, Tenerife Island and Santander smart tourist destinations (STDs) as a touristic model and example to follow by other destinations in Spain and all over the world. Design/methodology/approach To fulfil the stated objective, this study follows several phases that introduce and classify a set of measures implemented by the six Spanish smart destinations to be designed as a STD. Findings Findings suggest that being a STD requires a high cost, and this is only accessible to big destinations with enough resources. Of the 50 Spanish provinces, eight are STDs, and these are localised in coastal areas. Obviously, this challenge is not within the reach of any Spanish city. Moreover, findings of the current study prove that the six Spanish smart destinations have a good air accessibility through their six airports, but the accessibility in a STD is not just physical; this must provide digital accessibility to tourists through destination marketing organisation’s website and app that will supply them with information on a wide range of services, including accommodations, tourist attractions, restaurants, public transport, museums and monuments’ locations, amongst many others. Originality/value From a resident point of view, a STD cannot be only focused on a technological and tourism context; a STD also requires knowing and meeting the needs of local residents and having a voice in decision-making processes. Hence, this study shows a new perspective on STDs that will benefit the literature on STDs.

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Constructing Spanish smart destinations: a new guide for the tourism industry

Florido-Benítez

2024

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“…For instance, tourism promotion through digital channels (e.g., websites and apps) reinforce the destination image [46]. Tourism management organizations, hotel establishments, and other tourism and destination businesses should coordinate their promotion and marketing initiatives [see 6,21,28,45,47,48,49]. The growing demand of tourists is related to tourism destination promotional activities [50].…”

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“…Air transport connectivity has a great influence on tourist flows due to its speed, safety, service quality, and reliability [60]. Passenger arrivals data can lead to more precise estimates, and these data are essential to analyse the evolution of tourist arrivals in the time series [61], passenger arrivals as an indicator is widely used in tourism and aviation studies [see 6,10,28,60,62,63,64,65,66,67]. International tourist arrivals are the key indicator of tourism demand and the most popular proxy for tourism demand in the tourism literature.…”

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The Impact of Tourism Promotion at Andalusian Eight Provinces

Florido-Benítez¹

2023

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The aim of this study is to analyse tourism promotion of eight provinces of Andalusia from 2010 to 2022, and to examine the ways that tourism promotion campaigns influence and stimulate the improving of tourism supply and demand at Andalusian provinces. The methodology used in this study collected data from Andalusian public organizations (secondary data), and information related to this topic from researchers and organizations (primary data) for the purpose of this research project. This research provides a new contribution to tourism industry and promotion strategies context. Findings of the current study prove that DMOs of Andalusian provinces increased the tourism promotion budgets and campaigns to revitalize the tourism demand and supply due to the pandemic crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, results of this research suggest that Andalusia’s tourism promotion budgets and campaigns have helped to improve the number of passenger arrivals, number of tourists, hotel occupancy rate, overnight stays at hotels by international and Spanish, and total overnight stay indicators in the period analysed, especially in the years 2021 and 2022. The contribution of this study has a great relevance to tourist destinations, DMOs, hotels, airports, and stakeholders where application of tourism promotion budgets, joint promotion campaigns, and new tourism products and services should be implemented to improve the tourism supply and demand, guarantee the regional and local economy and well-being of population.

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