Tourism and Hotel Competitiveness Research

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Competitiveness has been a subject of study in the manufacturing and related sectors since the early 1990s. However, only recently have some researchers started to examine the tourism and hospitality competitiveness, both conceptually and empirically, with a particular focus on tourism destinations and the hotel industry. The goal of this article is to review the published studies on destination and hotel competitiveness, provide critiques, and point out future directions in tourism and hotel competitiveness research. Such a review shall provide researchers with a good understanding of the current status of competitiveness research and with a vision for advancing the existing knowledge of destination and hotel competitiveness.

Territory and Sustainable Tourism Development: a Space-Time Analysis on European Regions

“…In particular, Celant (2007) focused his analysis at the regional level, while Weaver (2006), Wall, Mathieson (2006) or Sharpley (2009) offered a more clear focus on the problems of sustainability. Tsai et al (2009) as well as Park, Jang (2014) offer detailed overviews of these formulations. SSSystematic approaches combining tourism competitiveness with the principles of sustainable development were proposed as policy guidelines by international institutions like UNESCO (2000UNESCO ( , 2005, the European Commission (2007), UNWTO (2007) or the World Economic Forum (2008).…”

Rural Tourism Destination Competitiveness of Kubah National Park in Sarawak: Tourists’ Perspective

“…Destination competitiveness is also defined by Hassan (2000) as the ability of a destination to maintain its market position relative to competitors by creating value added products and integrating all productivity levels of various components of tourism industry to sustain its resources. It is proven that competitive level of a destination factors affects the attractiveness of a destination (Croes, 2010;Dwyer, Forsyth & Rao, 2000a;Dwyer & Kim, 2003;Perles-Ribes, Ramón-Rodríguez & Sevilla-Jiménez, 2014;Tsai, Song, & Wong, 2009;Wilde & Cox, 2008). This research adopts a model representing some attributes of destination competitiveness based on the works of Dwyer and Kim (2003), who describe tourism destination competitiveness as natural resources, range of activities, accessibility of destination and local communities.…”

Contribuição dos Recursos Estratégicos nos Processos de Criação da Inovação em uma Rede de Cooperação Hoteleira

“…Logo, considerando-se as exigências do mercado (BROWN; DEV, 2000; LIMA-FILHO; MARCHIOTTI; QUEVEDO-SILVA, 2012;LADEIRA et al, 2013) e a competitividade deste setor (YENG;LAU, 2005;TSAI et al, 2009;WILKE;RODRIGUES, 2013), entende-se que o desenvolvimento de recursos estratégicos pelas redes de cooperação hoteleiras tendem a diferenciar estas organizações em relação às demais concorrentes que atuam no mesmo segmento. Da mesma forma, espera-se que tais recursos influenciem positivamente os processos de criação da inovação destas empresas, de forma a estabelecer uma vantagem competitiva sustentável para as empresas associadas, agregando valor às organizações.…”

“…O grau de competição entre as organizações hoteleiras exige dos gestores o estabelecimento de ações criativas que promovam o desenvolvimento de sua empresa (YENG;LAU, 2005;TSAI et al, 2009;WILKE;RODRIGUES, 2013). No setor hoteleiro, o grau de competitividade das organizações está diretamente relacionado à capacidade no atendimento das expectativas dos clientes (BROWN; DEV, 2000; LIMA-FILHO; MARCHIOTTI; QUEVEDO-SILVA, 2012;LADEIRA et al, 2013).…”