This study uses data covering the 2008-2014 period to analyse the qualitative developments in Greek tourism. We conclude that the growth of Greek tourism is attributed, to a great extent, to qualitative changes, including: (1) development of new markets; (2) better promotion of cultural tourism;...

The exponential growth of tourism has brought new challenges to destinations; how to plan themselves to avoid overtourism and this new form of intolerance, the so-called tourismphobia. In order to address the negative impacts of tourism and enhance the positive ones Barcelona has developed and...

Income from tourism is one of the most important factor to generate revenue for a country. An extant study employs GDP as a measure of income. However, based on financial theory our study finds that market value is a better proxy for tourism income. Using macro-level data from African countries...

In the tourism and hospitality industry, Responsible Tourism has now become a catchphrase. It focuses on maximizing the positive aspects of tourism by raising knowledge about environmental protection and cultivating a deep feeling of responsibility among tourism stakeholders in order to...

Tourism represents an aggressive and growing industry which is gaining fast impact and importance in national and local economies. This new shape that the touristic product and touristic sector is gaining makes necessary a deep understanding of influencing factor and the range of impact this...

This contribution suggests that community-based tourism (CBT) can create commercial and social value to destinations, local businesses as well as to residents. At the same time, it clarifies that CBT offers rich, immersive cultural experiences that can enhance the tourists’ experiences when...

The paper discusses the prospects of the Open Balkan initiative for the tourism development of North Macedonia. It presents an overview of this political initiative established to improve regional economic collaboration in the Western Balkans. In 2022, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Albania signed...

Theoretically, a tourism demand model that focuses only on demand-side factors has prevailed in literature as the appropriate modelling framework to estimate international tourism demand (Crouch, 1994; Lim, 1997; Sinclair, 1998). Thus, we adopted neoclassical demand theory and focused on tourism...

Galician Abstract: O impacto socio-económico do turismo está atraendo a atención dos estudios de políticas públicas. A actividade turística pode producir relevantes beneficios económicos, pero pode tamén producir impactos negativos nas comunidades locais, o seu patrimonio cultural así...

This study assesses the importance of military expenditure in moderating the role of insecurity dynamics on tourist arrivals or international tourism in 163 countries. It is framed to assess how the future of international tourism can be improved when military expenditure is used as a tool to...