Destination presents a set of different organizations and individuals who can work towards realising the same objectives or their objectives can be diametrically opposed. Harmonisation of such objectives in a unique strategic development of the entire destination is usually taken over by...

This phd contributes to the definition of efficiency measures and productivity indicator, in the microeconomic theory. It presents theoretical and empirical contributions. Firstly, this phd develops a review on standard measures of efficiency and productivity. It is shown that the directional...

"This book investigates international perspectives and promotional strategies in the topic area of place branding, highlighting theoretical concepts and marketing techniques being utilized in the endorsement of various destinations, regions, and cities around the world"--

Why is Tourism Not an Evolutionary Science? : Understanding the Past, Present, and Future of Destination Evolution / Patrick Brouder, Salvador Anton Clavé, Alison Gill, and Dimitri Ioannides -- Destination Dynamics, Path Dependency, and Resilience : Regaining Momentum in Danish Coastal Tourism...

Tourism is booming on global level since many decades and developing countries often capture tourism as a lever to push up their economy. Many regions in Vietnam invest lots of money in this development hoping to change the traditional economic structure. Located in the North Central Vietnam,...

The main aim of the paper is about festivals in the southern west city in the Republic of Macedonia – Ohrid, empirical research of influence of the Ohrid summer festival on Ohrid tourism destination branding. Its strength to attract foreign tourist and the role of Ohrid municipality and...

The dissertation is concerned with the emergence, rise and decline of tourism area development from an evolutionary economic geography perspective. In particular, two concepts derived from evolutionary economic geography, namely path dependence and coevolution are argued to bring the debate...

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema der Baukultur in alpinen Regionen und befasst sich mit der Frage, inwiefern eine qualitativ hochwertige bauliche Gestaltung den Tourismus beeinflusst. Gelungene "Tourismusbaukultur", die im Einklang mit der umgebenden Landschaft steht, kann die...