. This paper contributes to the debate on the tourism impact of WH inscription with prefectural city data from China. The … difference-in-differences framework shows that WH inscription does not promote tourism in terms of tourism revenue and tourist … inscription on domestic tourism revenue in the developed eastern region, over time, and for World Cultural Heritages, caused by …

The article explores the effects of cultural heritage in fostering tourism demand. We look at the role of UNESCO World … Heritage List (WHL) in the enhancement of tourism destinations (TDs) competitiveness. In such a perspective, taking Italian … results is that the WHL inscription generates positive expectations on both tourism demand and supply, their fulfillment …

Following the precedent set by the Virtual Tourism Observatory run by the European Commission-DG GROW a few years ago …, several initiatives have taken place to design and manage tourism observatories at both the transnational and local level … tourism industry in the studies and monitoring performed by the OTs. This work presents an OT prototype including a …

health standards as well as more attractive tourism destinations are more likely to bid for the Olympic Games. Finally, the …

standards, and more international tourism arrivals. Finally, countries at least implicitly assess their chances of winning the …