Tourism Competitiveness Research Articles

ANALISIS DAYA SAING PARIWISATA KABUPATEN SUMBAWA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN EKONOMI DAERAH

This study aims to analyze the measure of competitiveness and to analyze the competitiveness factors of the tourism industry in Sumbawa District. The type of this study was descriptive quantitative study. The methods used to collect data in this study were documentation and literature study. The data used in this study was secondary data. The data analysis tools used in this study were the tourism index, composite index, tourism competitiveness index and contribution analysis in which consist of contribution formula and contribution analysis scale. The results of the study showed that the tourism competitiveness of the eight indicators of variable infrastructure development indicator (IDI), the Environment Indicator determiner (EI), Human Resources Indicator (HRI), Social Development Indicator (SDI) showed high competitiveness value while the other eight indicators showed low value of competitiveness. The results of the analysis of the contribution of the tourism sector to the Local Revenue of Sumbawa Regency in 2017-2022 are in the very less category. The percentage contribution of the tourism sector to the PAD of Sumbawa Regency over the past six years has been below 10% (<10%).

Improving the Competitiveness of Tourism in Moc Chau District, Son La Province, Vietnam

Moc Chau district of Son La province which has a rich natural landscape, cool climate and unique customs and culture is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Northwest. The study has collected secondary data and used statistical, synthetic and comparative methods to analysis the current situation of tourism development in Moc Chau district. The article also assesses the competitiveness of Moc Chau through the DDCI index and uses the SWOT model to clarify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges in improving the district's tourism competitiveness of Moc Chau, Son La province. Through the analysis of the current situation, the author has proposed the following recommendations: building diversified tours with attractive prices; investing in tourism infrastructure; developing cultural tourism; raising the awareness of the role of people and effectively communicating the local brand so that Moc Chau with its potential can become an attractive tourist destination.

Assessment of Innovation and Investment Attractiveness of the Western Ukrainian Regional Market of Tourist Services

Abstract Methodological approaches to assessing the level of innovation and investment attractiveness of the Western Ukrainian market of tourist services (WUMTS) substantiated the dependence of WUMTS on investment factors analyzed the level of competitiveness of WUMTS. In order to determine the level of dependence (independence) of WUMTS on investment and innovation factors, a paired linear regression was built for each of the regions (regions) included in the WUMTS, Volyn, Rivne, Lviv, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Zakarpattia, I. Frankivsk, Chernivtsi). In order to eliminate the disproportionate impact of the size of the impact of tourist services (the so-called effect of scale), the studied absolute indicators were converted into relative (growth rate). To assess the innovation and investment attractiveness of WUMTS, it was decided to apply methodological approaches to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of state and regional policy with further improvement in several groups of indicators, monitoring and evaluation of innovation, investment, and social development of the studied areas. Data, information of central executive bodies, regional state administrations, etc. The assessment of WUMTS development indicators was carried out by calculating the rating for each area and the overall rating for all areas. The rating assessment was performed by comparing the deviations of the values of indicators for each specific region under the conditions of the best values for the relevant (reporting) period and the corresponding ranking of regions from 1st to 8th position. As a result of calculations, the integrated rating was determined as the arithmetic means of the sum of ratings in all areas using the formula. The competitiveness of regional tourism markets should be assessed comprehensively, where two groups of indicators should be used to determine the competitiveness of an individual region: indicators of the tourism market and indicators of development of the region as a whole.

Development of The Semarang Bridge Fountain as The Newest Tourism Destination in Semarang

The development of increasingly competitive tourism to boost regional income and grow the economy from the tourism sector certainly opens up space to explore regional potential through tourism development, one of which is the development of the Semarang bridge fountain as the newest tourist destination in Semarang, Central Java, which is interesting to study. The purpose of this research is to develop bridge fountain tourism and to know the Semarang government's strategy for developing bridge fountains and how the role of the community in tourism development. This research uses a qualitative research model. The results of this study found that in the development of a bridge fountain, there are two factors, namely internal and external, internal factors consist of: 1) manager or organization, 2) human resources, 3) relations between human resources, 4) accessibility, 5) facilities, 6) potential and 7) funding. While external factors consist of 1) regulation, 2) competitors, 3) tourists, 4) market share, 5) technology, and 6) promotion. From the results of the study it can be concluded Semarang Bridge Fountain is the newest tourist destination in Semarang City which is managed by the government, namely the Semarang City Public Works Department by presenting its main potential, namely dancing fountains. The Semarang City Public Works Service has created a team of Semarang Bridge Fountain (SBF) Field Officers who are always on guard at the location and have good communication relationships and the Semarang Bridge Fountain is in a strategic location. But it is very unfortunate because there is no cooperation with the surrounding community, the facilities that are owned are still lacking and requires the development of dancing fountains so that they are not boring.

Economic contribution of beach resources and their sustainable development in China

Beach ecosystem provides services that produce substantial economic value. Different functions of beach resources (recreation and tourism, amenity, coastal protection, biodiversity, etc.) perform inherently different characteristics and contribute diversely to human welfare and fortune. Yet, there have been rare quantification estimations for economic contributions of beaches to human life. Here, framework of beach ecosystem services based on key functions is established, then a series of integrated quantification methods are summarized by published literature and a few novel estimations. Economic contributions of beach resources are obtained through application in fifty-nine coastal cities of China in recent ten years. Spatial added values in real estate benefiting from beaches are separated out economically for the first time. In China, beach resources of 3100 km generate an economic value of at least ¥4.00 × 1012 ($579.60 × 109) during the time interval 2010–2019. Furthermore, legislation, international tourism competitiveness, beach nourishment and restoration issues are discussed; dynamic pattern and healthy-recycled beach economy are creatively proposed according to the needs of sustainable development. This study explores the interface between ecosystem services and economics for beach resources, provides straight recognition upon beaches' economic contribution (least estimation), and promotes understanding of social and natural impacts on China's beach economy.

Relationship between competitiveness of destinations and tourism specialization: An analysis in the digital age

<p>Currently, within the tourism market, there is a significant number of destinations that offer the same product, especially in the sun and beach market, so the search for competitiveness must be the objective that allows increasing the arrival of tourists to a destination, becoming one of the main pillars on which tourism policies are based. In this context, this paper aims is to ascertain whether there exists a causal relationship between tourism competitiveness and the influx of tourists to destinations. To achieve this, the Granger causality test is utilized, employing the econometric adaptation conducted by Dumitrescu and Hurlin, utilizing a sample of 18 Mediterranean countries spanning from 2007 to 2019. From the analysis carried out, it is highlighted that there is no causal relationship from tourism competitiveness to the number of tourists received, which is an important finding in the countries of the Mediterranean coast, since tourists do not value competitiveness in these destinations.<strong></strong></p>

Application Analysis of Intelligent Particle Swarm Algorithm in the Development of Modern Tourism Intelligence

Information technology has been increasingly vital in the rapid expansion of the tourism industry economy. The new information technology has become a significant driving force and factor in the tourism industry’s economic development. The application of new information technology to the advancement of modern tourist intelligence has emerged as an essential study area. Smart tourism, aided by informatization, can frequently provide more attractive economic benefits to tourism businesses. Tourism is being positioned as a new economic growth point and core business in an increasing number of cities. Various measures have been taken among the main body of the city to improve the tourism competitiveness of the city, so as to be in an advantageous position in the fierce market competition. Under this background, the research on urban tourism competitiveness has become a research hotspot in the development of modern tourism intelligence. This study used a combined PSO and neural network to assess the competitiveness of urban tourism. First, this paper offers a method that makes use of an improved IPSO. It changes the inertia weight dynamically and nonlinearly based on the particle fitness value. Simultaneously, the particle swarm technique is enhanced by combining the particle iterative cycle to boost position disturbance. Second, in order to build an IPSO-BP network, this work optimizes the initial weights and thresholds of the BP network based on IPSO. This work uses this network to evaluate the competitiveness of urban tourism, which can overcome the defects of traditional BP network. Third, this work conducts systematic experiments on the IPSO-BP method, and the experimental results confirm the superiority of this method in the evaluation of urban tourism competitiveness.

Analysis of tourism sustainability synthetic indicators. A case study of Aragon

Tourism sustainability is a long-term exploration process of human beings seeking to coexist harmoniously with the ecological environment. The core of sustainable tourism development is to achieve the harmonious development of the economy, society, and environment. Aragon's rich tourism resources attract many tourists, and the local government has formulated a sustainable development strategy to develop tourism vigorously. This paper constructs a tool to assess the sustainable development of tourism in Aragon based on the theory of sustainable tourism development and related methods. It proposes the construction of synthetic indicators based on the environmental-social-economic triad model, identifies individual indicators suitable for the study of the region based on indicators that appear more frequently in related studies, and defines and evaluates these indicators. We construct the matrices by questionnaire and expert consultation method and find that environmental and social factors significantly impact sustainable development. The indicators are then standardized and weighted using hierarchical analysis to determine the level of sustainable development of the local tourism industry based on the standard for assessing sustainable tourism development. The steps and methods of constructing synthetic indicators proposed in this paper can guide future analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of tourism development in Aragon and similar areas under different conditions, as well as for the study of factors affecting tourism development, and provide targeted suggestions for improving the competitiveness of local tourism, taking into account regional tourism characteristics and actual conditions.

The Combination of City Branding and Ecocity: A Critical Review of Opportunities and Challenges in Indonesia

This study aims to evaluate the combination of city branding and ecocity in Indonesia and critically examine the opportunities and challenges of developing both concepts. The background of this study was the increasing attention to the development of sustainable cities in Indonesia and the importance of city branding in enhancing a city's competitiveness. However, there is concern that city branding may overlook environmental sustainability aspects, which has led to the development of the ecocity concept as an alternative to improving the city's sustainability. The research method used in this study was a literature review. This literature review uses a systematic literature review approach with a narrative review method. The literature database used Google Scholar, CrossRef data, and Scopus data from 2010-2023. The results showed that developing a combination of City Branding and Ecocity has several opportunities and challenges that must be faced in Indonesia. The opportunities that arise are improving the positive image of cities in Indonesia, improving the quality of the environment in densely populated cities, and enhancing a city's competitiveness in investment and tourism. However, the challenges include limitations in resources, both financially and in terms of human resources, and obstacles in implementing sustainable policies and regulations. Nevertheless, Indonesia has significant opportunities to combine the concepts of City Branding and Ecocity.

A measurement of rural tourism destinations’ competitiveness

"The trend of rural tourism is growing and is becoming increasingly significant for most nations. Rural tourism is believed to have the potential to revive traditional approaches and perspectives on tourism and provide new dimensions to sustainable growth. Romania is regarded as one of the main destinations with a high potential in sustainable tourism development, due to its beautiful, unspoiled rural landscapes, traditions, and rustic lifestyle. Tourism, as a development tool, in rural communities, is one of the major concerns. The scarcity of case studies on rural tourist competitiveness, particularly in Romania, is what inspired the current research. This study attempts to investigate the factors that impact Romania’s rural tourism’s competitiveness and develop a conceptual framework for measuring it. In conducting our research, there were employed both exploratory and descriptive approaches. Secondary data from statistical and published research and studies were gathered, and it were collected primary data through surveys and personal interviews. The objective of the current research was to introduce a distinct and exclusive method of evaluating tourism in rather small regions with unique characteristics and applied and test the proposed model to Maramures region. The paper concludes that measuring and understanding rural tourism competitiveness and dynamics is essential for supporting sustainable development in rural areas, and it is of great importance for practitioners, policy makers and researchers. Keywords: tourism competitiveness, rural destination competitiveness model, rural tourism, rural destinations JEL classification: L83, M31."

Key Factors to Promote a Vulnerable Region as a Competitive Tourist Destination

The aim of this research was to identify the key factors to promote a vulnerable region as a competitive tourist destination. Using Dwyer and Kim´s model as a reference, this was an exploratory research based on a confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that created resources, tourist destination management, situational conditions, competitive performance related to visitors, and competitive performance related to governmental support are determining factors to promote the region as a competitive tourist destination. From the theoretical point of view, it contributes to demonstrate that, although the competitiveness of tourist destinations is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon, it is possible to define a reduced number of factors on which competitiveness performance falls. From the practical point of view, this work offers a relevant input to direct public policies in matters of tourism in a vulnerable region. This research is an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

Spatial distribution and tourism competition of intangible cultural heritage: take Guizhou, China as an example

As a province inhabited by ethnic minorities in southwest China, Guizhou is rich in tourism and ICH (intangible cultural heritage) resources. The spatial distribution of ICH and the utilization of tourism and ICH resources in Guizhou worth studying, which is better for understanding the tourism competition situation and the tourism utilization of ICH. This research uses GIS tools for spatial analysis, mathematical formulas for calculating the abundance of ICH and tourism resources, as well as the matrix analysis for ICH and tourism competition, to identify the spatial distribution and tourism competition situation of ICH in Guizhou Province in 2019. The results show that: (1) in terms of the structural characteristics of the number and types of ICH in Guizhou Province, folk custom, traditional craftsmanship and traditional music have the highest number and proportion, while Quyi has the lowest. (2) Grade A scenic spots are mainly located in Zunyi City, while ICH scenic spots are mainly in Southeast Guizhou, Zunyi City, South Guizhou and Southwest Guizhou. Zunyi City ranks first in the abundance of tourism resources, and Liupanshui City ranks last. Southeast Guizhou has the highest ICH resources abundance, while Liupanshui City has the lowest. (3) Both the distribution of national-level and provincial-level ICH in Guizhou are aggregated. The national-level ICH are clustered in a large core area in geographical space, which is located in the southeast of Guizhou. The provincial-level ICH sites form a belt extending from southwest to southeast of the province, which is distributed at the junction of southeast of Guizhou, Guiyang and Anshun. (4) The provincial-level ICH in Guizhou has formed a belt-like high-density zone extending from southwest to southeast and three high-density core areas. (5) Through the analysis of a tourism competition matrix, we found that there are three types of development in nine cities in Guizhou Province. Zunyi City and Southeast Guizhou show the development characteristics of “tourism prosperity-ICH tourism prosperity”. Guiyang, Bijie, Anshun, Southwest Guizhou, Liupanshui and Tongren City show the development characteristics of “tourism depression-ICH tourism depression”. South Guizhou shows “tourism depression-ICH tourism prosperity”. These findings and methods will help cities determine their own strengths and weaknesses according to their resources, and narrow the regional development gap through formulating cultural and tourism development plans.

Authenticity and Commodification of Creative Industry Products in The Tourism Sector, Bali


 The creative industry places an emphasis on the creativity of a product, the understanding that the creator is known and has a copyright. In addition, the creative industry has links with the cultural industry, because its products are components of culture. When market tastes lead to post-industry, it is found that creative industry products consumed by tourism experience a change from homogeneous to heterogeneous with mass production. Changes in market tastes encourage the emergence of highly varied creative art products, as a result of the creative economy industry. The entry of the creative economy industry into the realm of culture, which then develops into the cultural industry, apart from growing the local and national economy, also has an impact on cultural components, especially from the aspects of authenticity and commodification. The areas affected include performing arts, tourism, entertainment, fashion, craft products, and culinary. In order to increase the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism, especially from the cultural pillar, the aspects of authenticity and commodification can increase its contribution to the local and national economy through the implementation of internationalization, traditionalization, and sacred versus profane.

Night tourscape: Structural dimensions and experiential effects

Night tourscape design is essential to prolonging tourists' dwelling time and increasing consumption at night. However, there is an academic gap on how to create an attractive night tourscape. This paper uses Python data mining technology to collect 1357 reviews and 83 travelogues about the Xi'an Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City, and clarifies night tourscape components and influences based on grounded theory. The results revealed that night tourscape comprises space presentation, night atmosphere, merchandise, night activities, crowds, and culture display. There are multistage forming paths between the night tourscape and tourist experience, and the former directly stimulates tourists' sensory experience, which in turn affects their emotional, functional and flow experience. This paper creates a new concept of the night tourscape, contributes to experiencescape theory applications and enriches the night tourism research framework. It provides practical insights into personalized night tourscape designs and helps improve the competitiveness of night tourism.

DETERMINAN DAYA SAING WISATA KULINER NGERANGAN KLATEN

This study began because the level of visits to Ngerangan Klaten culinary tourism was less than other culinary tours in Klaten Regency and the findings that the variables that determined competitiveness obtained different results which then led to the formulation of the problem of "how to improve competitiveness".Departing from the formulation of the problem, this study aims to determine the effect of asset management, business capital, business age, financial literacy, and innovation on the competitiveness of Klaten Ngerangan culinary tourism. This study uses probability sampling technique with simple random sampling method. Data analysis in this study used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The results of the analysis and discussion show that asset management variables have no effect on competitiveness, business capital variables have no effect on competitiveness, business age variables have no effect on competitiveness, financial literacy affects competitiveness, and innovation affects competitiveness

Penerapan Sapta Pesona Potensi Desa Wisata Petik Jambu di Desa Kebaron Kecamatan Tulangan Kabupaten Sidoarjo

Tourism is the sector most affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. This condition occurs all over the world in various sizes and dimensions. The existence of Sapta Pesona, seven conditions that must be applied and disseminated in people's daily lives, can increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of tourism. This refers to the support and role of the community as the host in creating an environment and atmosphere that can encourage the growth and development of the tourism industry through the embodiment of these seven elements. Kebaron Village is one of the villages in Sidoarjo with guava garden tourism sites and is very rich in guava products. In the village of Kebaron in Sidoarjo, various varieties of guava are planted in an area of 5.5 hectares, there are about 1,200 guavas. One of the obstacles to picking guava tourism in Kebaron village is the reduced number of visitors after the Covid-19 pandemic which started in early 2020. Therefore, it is necessary to add and renovate the garden area by adding supporting infrastructure. Based on the analysis with partners, there are several issues that need to be addresse dimmediately.

Tourism sustainable competitiveness indicator for ASEAN bloc: A random forest approach

This study aims to reveal the tourism performance among ASEAN countries by creating a tourism sustainable competitiveness indicator (TSCI). This study introduces an ensemble random forest approach in developing an integrative framework that incorporates tourism, sustainability and competitiveness. It demonstrates the management of multi-faceted tourism development with the constructed indicator. Six main enablers have been identified for TSCI indicator, including policy and regulatory environment, environmental sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability, economic sustainability, infrastructure, and intellectual capital and innovation. As a benchmarking tool for policymakers, organisations, and tourism-related authorities in the implementation of policies and business or marketing strategic planning, the sustainable competitiveness indicator for tourism identified the factors that affect the sustainability and competitiveness of tourism. This indicator enhances the tourism value chains in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc, as well as it offers significant assistance to the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan of 2025. Especially in the context of regionalization, which proceeds along the same trajectory as tourism, it is becoming increasingly significant in building areas of cooperation in the connected Southeast Asian region. Thus, measuring the performance level of the tourism economy is a critical agenda that is worthy of receiving concern as a means of accomplishing sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Land use regulations and small tourism enterprises

Land use regulation, while critical for economic development, is complex to implement, and can lead to unintended consequences. Despite the importance of land use in tourism, there remains scarce discussion on the micro-level impact of land use regulations on tourism development. Within the regulatory impact assessment framework, this study assesses the impact of land use regulations on the economic competitiveness and growth of small tourism enterprises. Through our empirical study, we argue that despite expanded access to land use rights, the economic impact on tourism enterprises may not be entirely positive due to their increased risks, and unclear benefits to local economic development, bringing into question competitiveness and growth potential of tourism enterprises impacted by such regulations.

Does Good Governance Influence Foreign Tourist Inflows?

In recent years, tourism has emerged as a key driver of economic growth, as countries are increasingly proactive in improving governance standards to enhance tourism competitiveness in attracting foreign tourists. This article explores the nexus between good governance and international tourism in the US during 2008–2019 using the continuous wavelet transform method and maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform method to examine the comovement and lead-lag relationships in the time–frequency domains. We find significant interrelatedness between good governance indicators and international inbound tourism indicators in the medium- and long-run frequency domains as the governance indicators like control of corruption, regulatory quality, the rule of law, and voice & accountability substantially affect tourist arrivals. As a robustness measure, we provide additional evidence using Indian data. Overall, our results provide strong evidence that good governance matters for foreign tourist inflows, thereby enhancing the tourism competitiveness of the host country. The policy implication is that countries must enhance their good governance to boost sustainable tourism competitiveness in attracting tourist inflows.

Stakeholder Participation in Planning of a Sustainable and Competitive Tourism Destination: The Genoa Integrated Action Plan

The outbreak of COVID-19 confronted the international community with critical health, social, and economic challenges. Travel and tourism were among the hardest affected sectors. In 2020 and 2021 new travel trends emerged, emphasizing local destinations, short distances, and consequently, lower-carbon transportation (proximity tourism). Post-pandemic recovery represents an opportunity to bounce back better by rethinking the sector’s economic model for the sake of sustainability and innovation. This paper disseminates the research that led to the structuring of guidelines for a breakthrough and inclusive municipal-level action plan for the promotion of sustainable tourism, as part of the Tourism Friendly Cities project. An operational methodology is discussed here, whereby key stakeholder participation, conceptualized through a sextuple helix model, is the foundation of the planning process. A small-scale action and a qualitative assessment tool of the participatory process are also illustrated. The proposed methodology corroborates the vast positive effects deriving from stakeholder participation in terms of trust, ownership, planning quality, innovativeness and sustainability of interventions. In applying the methodology, although the digital framework was evaluated positively in terms of the number of participants that could be involved, data collection, and confidentiality of activities, the evaluation shows that hybrid modes of participation are more desirable.