scholarly journals New Insights into ECCU's Tourism Sector Competitiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (154) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuk Ghazanchyan ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Steve Brito ◽  
Vivian Parlak
Keyword(s):  
Global Market ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Relative Prices ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
European Markets ◽  
Tourism Arrivals

Tourism has become the main driver of economic growth and employment and the most important source of income in the ECCU. Preserving and, possibly, enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism product is key for these countries. Unfortunately, the evidence shows that tourism arrivals to the ECCU have been declining slightly while global demand for tourism is on the rise. The objective of this paper is to study the structural determinants of competitiveness for the ECCU, defined as the relative cost advantage over other touristic regions (Di Bella, Lewis, and Martin 2007). Using a gravity model, we show that proximity to North American and European markets is indeed an important competitive advantage for the ECCU. However, despite this advantage, and, in some cases, specialization in high-end tourism, regression analysis shows that arrivals to the ECCU are sensitive to relative prices. Our simulations show that mitigating supply-side constraints would improve the ECCU’s competitiveness and allow the region to regain global market shares.

Medical Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-42
Author(s):  
Oğuz Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level ◽  
Demand For Health

The number of travels around the world to benefit from health services provided abroad is increasing every year. The high level of global demand for health services has influenced the rapid development of the medical tourism industry. Due to these developments in the industry, a global market has emerged, the medical tourism market. Countries operating in the industry are also striving to gain share from this large market or to increase their existing market shares. In this study, different perspective on global phenomenon, medical tourism, medical tourism market, and leader destinations in the industry are examined in detail.

scholarly journals THE FORMATION OF A NATION TOURISM BRAND OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Svitlana Melnychenko ◽  
Myroslava Bosovska ◽  
Alla Okhrimenko
Keyword(s):  
Logical Consequence ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Range Of Functions ◽  
Level Model ◽  
Tourism Image ◽  
Effective Development

Performing a large range of functions, tourism implies an embodiment of an important economic, social, and geopolitical factor affecting the competitive innovative development of all the countries. Despite the COVID-19 influence, the tourism sector remains one of drivers for the global and nation economies because it plays the generating and integrating role within the context of ensuring the positive dynamics of quantitative and qualitative parameters describing the development of economic systems. Furthermore, the tourism sector is an effective multiplier with regard to enhancing the main macroeconomic indicators. A brand is a powerful means for promoting tourism in the internal and global tourism markets. Forming and supporting a nation tourism brand constitute an important goal for effective development of the tourism sector, as well as a precondition for capturing its opportunities and strategic prospects. The article’s purpose is to substantiate conceptual basics and methodical frameworks regarding the formation and development of the nation tourism brand of Ukraine. Having generalized scientific and analytical researches, we have revealed that Ukraine ranks low on the level of tourism attractiveness and value of its nation tourism brand. In addition, we have observed the low level of competitiveness of its tourism sector in the global market. Therefore, there is a need to draw up a branding conception grounded in the holistic approach and implementation of its provisions into the tourism sector through a leverage portfolio, instruments of mechanisms, and recommendations concerning improvement of processes of formation, development, monitoring, and supporting the nation brand of Ukraine. The nation tourism brand of Ukraine is considered as the integral unique tourism image and a behaviour model for Ukraine as a country supplying a tourism product. A tourism product integrates outcomes of more than 50 industries of the economy and contains immanent attributes and determinants, which embody its identity and determine value for consumers alongside advantages for stakeholders. The formation of the nation tourism brand contemplates the structural and logical consequence of processes, which comprises six stages: brand-context, brand-monitoring, brand-start, brand-support, brand-effect, and brand-foresight. A semantic model for creating and supporting the nation tourism brand of Ukraine reflects the main groups of descriptors: stakeholders, principles, factors, functions, processes, results, and aims. The identification of these descriptors enables to indicate the content, intrinsic features, functions, and processes of the tourism branding of Ukraine. We have suggested a three-level model of the nation tourism brand’s advantages for stakeholders, which describes expenses and benefits for indicated groups of stakeholders within the context of the functioning of the formed tourism brand of the country. Forming the nation tourism brand will foster ensuring the competitiveness, image, leadership positions, business perfection, customer loyalty, positive perception of tourism products by stakeholders, tourism sector, and nation tourism system of Ukraine.

ARE SHOCKS TO TOURIST ARRIVALS IN MOROCCO PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younesse El Menyari
Keyword(s):  
Unit Root ◽  
Unit Root Tests ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Source Countries ◽  
Linearity Test ◽  
Tourism Arrivals

The main goal of this paper is to examine whether shocks had a permanent or temporary effect on international tourist arrivals in Morocco for its top 8 source countries. For this purpose, we apply the Harvey, Leybourne and Xiao (2008) linearity test and the linear tests and non-linear unit root (Elliott, Rothenberg, & Stock, 1996; Hepsag, 2019; Kruse, 2011; Lee & Strazicich, 2004). The results show that the series with linear characteristics are tourist arrivals from UK and USA and those with non-linear characteristics are tourist arrivals from Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Germany. The unit root tests reject the null hypothesis of a non-stationarity in tourist arrivals from all countries except the Germany. The implication of these findings is that the shocks had a temporary effect on tourism arrivals from 7 markets to Morocco. Therefore, Morocco's tourism sector is a sustainable industry as external shocks have not had long term disruption in the flow of tourist arrivals.

scholarly journals HOTEL FOR PHOTOTOURISTS - A MODERN TREND IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Iryna Oleksandrivna Kalienik ◽  
Olena Bronislavivna Shydlovska ◽  
Tetiana Ivanivna Ishchenko ◽  
Viktor Fedorovich Dotsenko
Keyword(s):  
Comparison Method ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Modern Trend ◽  
Structural Method ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Logical Method ◽  
Literary Methods

Purpose. To consider the concept of “phototourism”, to find out its essence and difference from other special types of tourism, to characterize its classification features. To reveal the prerequisites for its development in Ukraine to increase the tourist attractiveness of the country. Methods. For research, methods such as system-structural, abstract-logical, analysis, synthesis, generalization, observation, comparison were used; classification and literary methods. The system-structural method was used to assess the possibility of the existence of domestic hotels that will be able to provide photo tourists with services such as renting specialized photo equipment, workshops on using cameras, organizing photo tours and others. Thanks to the abstract-logical method, the theoretical aspects of the development and functioning of phototourism in Ukraine were revealed. The comparison method was used to evaluate the pricing policy of digital and film cameras. Results. The classification of photo tours and the specific features of phototourism, which distinguish it from other types of tourism, are given. The main trends in the development and popularization of phototourism in the world and Ukraine are investigated. Foreign photo tours and their specifics are analyzed. A survey was carried out among the population of Ukraine about their interest in hotel enterprises that can provide services for phototourists, organize tours and offer specialized photographic equipment for rent. A comparative assessment of the pricing policy of various types of photographic equipment is provided, which can be used in phototours organized by a hotel company specializing in phototourism. The innovative aspects of phototourism, which can be used in practice in the domestic hotel business, are analyzed. The given examples of such phototouristic regions as Cherkasy, Carpathian, Transcarpathian and Chernigov, which testify to the potential of Ukraine as a country that has the opportunity to expand its tourism market. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty lies in substantiating the feasibility of creating a hotel for phototourists in Ukraine, as a new way to popularize phototourism in the hotel industry of the country. Phototourism with the use of film cameras is the newest direction in the tourism sector not only in Ukraine, but throughout the world. The practical significance lies in the fact that the popularization of phototourism can bring the industry to a qualitatively new level in the formation of tourism offers and contribute to the creation of a modern competitive tourism product.

Safari tourism and its role in sustainable poverty eradication in East Africa: the case of Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shem Wambugu Maingi
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge Systems ◽  
African Context

Purpose Globally, poverty has been a persistent problem despite decades of unprecedented growth. The purpose of this paper is to deliberate on a sustainable livelihoods and poverty eradication approach in an African context. Design/methodology/approach The paper aims to bridge the gaps in poverty eradication strategies in East Africa by examining recent literature on livelihoods approaches and poverty eradication approaches. Findings Safari tourism is one way of connecting poor communities in Kenya to the tourism industry. The development of community conservancies in Kenya presents yet more opportunities for communities to be integrated with the sector. The Africanization of the tourism sector in Kenya is a priority, as communities embrace tourism and poverty eradication measures. Practical implications There is a need for the Safari tourism sector to integrate the local community’s indigenous knowledge systems, community social capital and the community’s natural capital with tourism product development and diversification. Originality/value The paper draws on applied research and technical analysis of the unique opportunities for enhancing sustainable poverty eradication through the tourism sector in East Africa and, more particularly, a Kenyan context.

Gamification as a Tool for Smart Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 363-385
Author(s):  
Noelia Araújo Vila ◽  
Lucília Cardoso ◽  
Diego R. Toubes ◽  
Alexandra Matos Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Game Design ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Game Elements

New technologies have helped to improve the tourism sector and to develop strategies that resulted in the so-called smart destinations, underpinned and transformed by modern information and communication technologies (ICTs). Besides, tourism is a global market that continuously seeks mechanisms to grab tourists' and visitors' attention. In view of that, in recent decades, the gamification concept has acquired new definitions from different perspectives, but always associated with the idea of leisure. In tourism, gamification is related with experiences, which by using game elements and digital game design techniques (virtual reality or augmented reality, among others) improve the tourist experience and the user's engagement. This chapter addresses gamification and its influence on tourism experience, together with some gamification applications' examples that can be effective mechanisms to promote tourism businesses or tourism destinations, raising engagement and generating trust.

Evaluating the Presence of Greek Tourism-Related Public Sector Entities in Online Social Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-40
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Vrettos ◽  
Dimitris Gouscos
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
General Government ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Do So

Social networks have become one of the most popular tools in promoting the tourism product. This applies to National Tourism Agencies, as well as tourism-related general government bodies (GGBs) and local authorities (LAs). This study examines such organizations alongside selected chief administration officials (CAOs) that are related with the tourism sector and attempts to evaluate their presence in three social networks: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In order to do so, this article builds upon and expands on existing social networks' metrics, incorporating them into metrics of online followership. The quantitative analysis results in a ranking of best performers, from which the authors select three good performers in order to follow with a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews. By merging the quantitative results with the feedback from the interviews the authors propose a basic normative social networks management toolkit for tourism-related public entities, found to be comprised of six thematic axes.

New Saudi and Emirati gas finds boost export hopes

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Petrochemicals Industry ◽  
European Markets

Significance Further exploration and appraisal work will be needed to gauge how much gas can be recovered from the new discoveries and at what cost. The global demand slump following COVID-19 lockdowns is raising cost-effectiveness questions over the multiplicity of new global LNG projects, not least in neighbouring Qatar. Nevertheless, Middle East producers are well positioned to challenge US and Russian LNG in Asian and European markets. Impacts Middle Eastern LNG imports will decline further, and plans for new regasification capacity are likely to be shelved. Dubai’s reduced dependence on the Dolphin gas import pipeline could affect relations with Qatar and fellow-customer Muscat. Riyadh’s development of the Jafurah gas and condensate field will provide feedstock for its growing petrochemicals industry.

scholarly journals Antecedents and Implications of Innovation Capability: Empirical Study of Bakpia MSMEs in Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-203
Author(s):  
Baroroh Nurhayati ◽  
Titik Kusmantini ◽  
Tri Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Performance Research

Introduction/Main Objectives: This research examines the antecedents and implications of innovation capability, empirically. The outcomes aim at contributing to the knowledge and understanding about the main driver of innovation capability.  Background Problems: Yogyakarta is known for its many and varied charms, its tourist attractions, the availability of facilities and infrastructure to support tourism, such as souvenir sellers. But there is known that number of total foreign and domestic tourists has been a decrease in 2018 (Semester I by 11.51% and II by 3.33%), also in 2019 (Semester I by 11.23%). This is a challenge for MSMEs in the tourism sector and MSMEs in other sectors that support tourism, such a souvenir seller. Bakpia is one of the well-known products of the food and beverage sector in Yogyakarta often bought for souvenirs. The Bakpia MSMEs’ innovations were triggered by competition among the Bakpia producers in Yogyakarta. Therefore, every Bakpia MSME must be competitive to survive in the market. Thus, there is a need to improve their innovation capability, which will impact the innovation performance of the Bakpia MSMEs in Yogyakarta. There is a gap in the research regarding the influence of the factors that are predicted to build innovation capability. Novelty: Previous studies’ results indicate that the influence of knowledge donating and knowledge collecting about innovation performance is not yet conclusive. Therefore, this study aims to fill the gap in the previous research by examining the role of capability as a mediating between knowledge sharing process (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting) to innovation performance. Research Methods: Forty-eight items of data were obtained from Bakpia MSMEs in Yogyakarta through a survey conducted by distributing questionnaires directly to them. The data were analyzed using PLS-SEM via SmartPLS version 3.3.2. Findings/Results: This study shows that the direct and indirect effects of sharing knowledge (which includes donating and collecting knowledge) about innovation performance are found to be positive but not significant. The results also indicate that innovation capability does not significantly mediate knowledge donating and knowledge collecting about innovation performance. Meanwhile, the influence of innovation capability on innovation performance was found to be positive and significant. Conclusion: The antecedents are insignificant for innovation capability, but the antecedent’s constructs still act as a driver to build innovation capability.

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