Introduction on tourism in Europe and in the cross-border Italy-France -- Objectives and methodology of the ART Project for the Tourism Competitiveness -- Map of the scientific competences on tourism and in the priority sectors in the Italy-France cross-border area -- European funds and...

The paper is an analysis based on statistical indicators for three European economies with highly developed tourism sectors. France, Italy and Spain are models of growth and development through tourism, which is possible due to their cultural, historical and artistic richness. Although they are...