Purpose – Despite the proliferation of the governance concept in the broader academic literature, there is little … agreement on definitions, scope and what actually constitutes governance. This is arguably due to the fact that empirical … framework. This is certainly the case in other fields of study and is becoming increasingly obvious in tourism research also …

, the study derives seven suggestions for future directions in research on network governance in tourism. These relate to … the big picture of tourism governance, e-governance, disparities within networks, negative aspects of networking, dynamism …Purpose – Networks and networking are ubiquitous concepts in tourism, their importance appreciated by scholars and …

studies within Experience Bedfordshire to develop a comprehensive picture of governance within a single tourism destination … assess the power struggles inherent in community tourism initiatives when leadership is weakened through shrinking resources … preferred development path. Unfortunately, the increasing use of Tourism Information Centres by local residents, as opposed to …

catalyst that can reinforce social cohesion. Although post-war countries use tourism, tourism is also perceived as a hegemonic … activity, which still needs to be verified. This paper aims to analyze the relevance of tourism as a catalyst for social … cohesion of post-war societies. This study discusses the notion of social cohesion and debates the prospect of tourism to act …

contribute to the debate regarding which protected area management model is superior when compared using the UNDP governance …Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to compare visitor perspectives of the governance of two of Canada's largest park … systems: the parastatal model of Ontario Provincial Parks and the public and for‐profit combination model of British Columbia …

categorization enriches the academic contributions on destination governance, which are often descriptive. Moreover, the model allows … governance structure. Originality/value – This paper proposes a model originally projected to analyze firms' governance for the … analysis of DMOs governance. The authors decided to apply this model because it offers a new perspective to study destination …

. Design/methodology/approach – For a set of salient organizations in six tourism destinations in Austria and in Switzerland … the development of locally grown and accepted governance. In contrast, by increasing the organizational connections with …. Originality/value – The functionalities of destination communities are of growing interest for tourism researchers. However …

This paper deals with partnerships, clusters and innovation systems from a governance perspective. Very little tourism …. It is argued that the governance perspective makes sense when dealing with these models in the tourist destination … context. As will be shown, the models draw attention to different features of governance and even suggest different forms of …

the need for strategic policies and good governance to make tourism policies more effective and efficient. Design …Purpose – This paper aims to outline the theoretical background of tourism policy, taking into account the political … changes in advanced economies. It proposes presenting a new definition of tourism policy considering its origins and the …

Purpose – This paper examines the leadership practices of two Brazilian regional tourism organisations (RTOs) using an … governance structures of the two RTOs and the implications for leadership practice. The interviewees identified that … transactional forms of leadership dominated the hierarchical governance structure of the ACO and that it was able to mobilise …