The Political Economy of Tourism in Tunisia

Poirier, Robert A.; J., Wright, Stephen

doi:10.1017/s0022278x0001185x

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“…During this period, a 10-year tourism development plan for the country was implemented to provide 35,000 hotel beds. At that time, the first tourist areas were established near coastal towns, e.g., Tunis, Hammamet, Nabeul, Sousse, Monastir, and Djerba [46]. Additionally, the Office National du Turisme Tunisien (ONTT) was established to develop and promote tourism and to ensure high quality of tourism services.…”

Section: Evolution Of Tunisia As a Tourist Reception Area In 1960-2019mentioning

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Assessment of the Overtourism Phenomenon Risk in Tunisia in Relation to the Tourism Area Life Cycle Concept

Widz

Brzezińska-Wójcik

2020

Sustainability

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Tunisia is a destination where organised mass tourism has prevailed since 1985. This trend is still being observed, despite the unstable geopolitical situation in North Africa. Current reports from booking portals indicate that this country will be one of the most popular tourist destinations in 2020. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the prospects for sustainable development in Tunisia in 2020–2025 as means to prevent the negative effects of overtourism. The research was conducted in three stages: (1) analysis of the phases of tourism development in Tunisia from 1960 to 2019 in relation to the Tourism Area Life Cycle concept, (2) identification of the destination’s evolution in 2015–2019 with the method of trend function exploration, and (3) an attempt to assess the risk of overtourism in Tunisia in light of Tourism Carrying Capacity on the basis of the Tourism Intensity Index and Tourism Density index. The study results revealed three phases of development in Tunisia, i.e. exploration, involvement, and development. The verification of the trend function indicated that Tunisia would enter the consolidation phase in 2020. The highest risk of overtourism is estimated for three governorates—Tunis, Sousse, and Monastir.

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Section: Evolution Of Tunisia As a Tourist Reception Area In 1960-2019mentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the Overtourism Phenomenon Risk in Tunisia in Relation to the Tourism Area Life Cycle Concept

Widz

Brzezińska-Wójcik

2020

Sustainability

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“…The development of tourism in Tunisia dates back to 1960 through the joint efforts of government and private groups (for further discussion on the historical development of tourism in Tunisia, see Poirier and Stephen (1993) and Poirier (1995)). Tourism has long been a signifi cant force in the Tunisian economy, but the government's 11th (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) Economic Development Plan seeks to improve its position by achieving an average annual growth of 6.1% by 2011.…”

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The relationship between tourism receipts, real effective exchange rate and economic growth in Tunisia

Belloumi

2010

Journal of Tourism Research

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The objective of this paper is to analyse the role of tourism in the Tunisian economic growth. We used a trivariate model of real gross domestic product (GDP), real international tourism receipts and real effective exchange rate to discuss the relationship between tourism and economic growth. By using annual data for Tunisia for the period of 1970-2007, our results reveal that there is a cointegrating relationship between tourism and economic growth. In addition, our results for the Granger causality test indicate that tourism has a positive impact on GDP growth unidirectionally.

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“…Among Mediterranean countries, Tunisia is characterised by a dynamic development of tourism (POIRIER & WRIGHT 1993, WEIGERT 2012. This is associated with the constant tourist interest in this destination, greatest by visitors from European and Maghreb countries (WIDZ & BRZEZIŃSKA-WÓJCIK 2016).…”

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Evaluation of the quality of tourist packages in Tunisia by Polish tourists: a case study using the SERVPERF method

Brzezińska-Wójcik

Widz

2017

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Polish tourists who decide to spend a holiday in various countries can be classified as 'institutionalised' tourists. They mostly choose tourist packages proposed by tour operators and their quality is one of the determinants of purchase. Although there have been many attempts at assessing the quality of single tourism services/products, no consistent methods for evaluation of the quality of services in a tourist package have been developed so far. Therefore, the present study proposes a subjective consumerbased research procedure to assess the quality of such a package. The procedure was prepared based on the example of an assessment of Tunisia tourist packages chosen by Polish tourists. The study procedure included the assumptions and principles of the SERVPERF method as well as a diagnostic survey and the use of descriptive statistics. The results are a starting point for formulating recommendations for tour operators offering Polish tourists basic packages in Tunisia.

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The Political Economy of Tourism in Tunisia

Cited by 31 publications

References 6 publications

Assessment of the Overtourism Phenomenon Risk in Tunisia in Relation to the Tourism Area Life Cycle Concept

Assessment of the Overtourism Phenomenon Risk in Tunisia in Relation to the Tourism Area Life Cycle Concept

The relationship between tourism receipts, real effective exchange rate and economic growth in Tunisia

Evaluation of the quality of tourist packages in Tunisia by Polish tourists: a case study using the SERVPERF method

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