The Relationships between Tourism Destination Competitiveness, Empowerment, and Supportive Actions for Tourism

This study examines the relationships between tourism destination competitiveness (TDC), empowerment, and support for among residents. It also role of empowerment as a mediator in relationship TDC residents’ tourism. A total 711 respondents were used. uses descriptive analysis, two-stage factor structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that seven antecedents TDC, namely natural, cultural, contextual competitiveness, complementarity, accommodation, infrastructure, technology, are identified. Psychological has most positive effects on five facets competitiveness. reveal mediation effect resident supportive behaviors outcome this proposed model is tourism, which means active actions psychological economic dimensions shown to have Understanding can be useful those who develop political policies action plans sustainable development. suggest management, increasing global reputation travel destination, advocacy development goals.