In literature, analyses can be found of the competitiveness of international tourist destinations, based on tourist satisfaction with different attributes. However, most of these analyses do not use one single measure to make a global assessment, which makes it difficult to compare destinations. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, some alternatives that can be used as a synthetic index of ...

Destinations differ in the modalities of coordination and collaboration, the intensity of interactions, local tourism supply organization and skill sets, technological structure, and, more generally, on the e-Readiness of the entire system. These features may affect the viability and success of destination management systems (DMS). This article argues that for successful embarkation in e-Busine...

Compared to most states, coastal water quality in North Carolina is relatively high, ranking fourth in the nation according to the 2012 National Resource Defense Council’s Testing the Waters report (NRDC, 2012). But as population and tourism continue to increase near our beaches, new development and increased imperviousness generate more stormwater runoff. Houses, hotels, and parking lots are t...

Information and communication technologies have profound implications for the tourism industry. They are being used extensively in a great variety of functions and count innumerable applications. Among these, Decision Support Systems (DSS) can play a fundamental role for their capacity to give organizations and people managing tourism destinations the possibility to base all the decisions conce...

This paper established a comprehensive model of Delphi-AHP-DEA-FCE to evaluate competitiveness of sports tourism destinations. Research shows that, this model effectively constructed an indicator system for the competitiveness of sports tourism destination, and weights for all indicators were obtained by analysis. Second, the comprehensive model translated fuzzy evaluation into numerical values...

Much research has been devoted to quantifying optimal or unacceptable climate conditions both generally and for specific tourism segments or activities over the last 10 years. This knowledge is not incorporated in the Tourism Climate Index (TCI), which has also been subject to other substantial critiques. To more accurately assess the climatic suitability of destinations for leisure tourism, th...

In Lugano (Switzerland), the OECD Tourism Committee was the first intergovernmental body to examine in-depth the relationship between growth and innovation in the area of tourism. This paper examines the main issues raised during the Lugano Conference: ! Why does tourism in the developed OECD countries urgently need to innovate? ! What factors are preventing the much needed restructuring of the...

This paper investigates the impact of climate change on the chosen destinations of British tourists. Destinations are characterised in terms of ‘attractors’ including climate variables, travel and accommodation costs. These and other variables are used to explain the current observed pattern of overseas travel in terms of a model based upon the idea of utility maximisation. The approach permits...