tourism services, promotion, or distribution. We apply a Structural Equations Model (SEM) to analyse the relationships between … available on the Internet, and the actual performance of the city as a tourism destination, measured by the expenditures and the …

The tourism sector is evolving into an advanced industrial sector. Modern tourism presupposes an attractive portfolio … of tourist services for a varied set of visitors. Meanwhile, tourism destinations have turned into multifaceted tourist … segmentation and by monopolistic competition reflected in product differentiation. This paper argues that tourism becomes a …

This book presents a series of studies on the socio-economic impacts of tourism, with a special focus on the … determinants of tourism competitiveness at the destination level. The authors offer a systematic overview of this important issue … and assessment of quantitative tourism impacts on local economies, while the second part focuses on non-material aspects …