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Hospitality, tourism and economic growth in India

Jauhari, Vinnie - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 1 (2009) 1, pp. 7-11

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to provide a backdrop to the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue on developments in hospitality and tourism in India and its contribution to economic growth. Design/methodology/approach – The paper narrates the growth...

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The online destination image of Goa

Dwivedi, Mridula; Yadav, Anil; Raghavjibhai Patel, Viral - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 1 (2009) 1, pp. 25-39

Purpose – India considers tourism a high‐potential sector in terms of its contribution to employment generation and economic growth. A positive destination image has a direct bearing on the tourist arrivals and hence economic growth of that region. The purpose of this paper is to explore the...

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Preparing for a rainy day

Attzs, Marlene - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 1 (2009) 3, pp. 231-251

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the vital economic role of the travel and tourism industry in the Caribbean. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the literature on climate change impacts in small island developing states. Two key challenges to the development of...

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Strategic growth challenges for the Indian hotel industry

Jauhari, Vinnie - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 4 (2012) 2, pp. 118-130

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to explore the strategic growth challenges for the hospitality industry in the context of India. As the tourism industry is growing, Indian and global firms face new challenges which need to be addressed. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved...

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The triangle of poverty, economic growth, and inequality in Central America: does tourism matter?

Vanegas, Manuel - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 6 (2014) 3, pp. 277-292

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between tourism, economic growth, inequality, and poverty reduction in the five countries of Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). Design/methodology/approach – The study represents the...

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Tourism–a look into a brighter future

Costa Ferreira, Pedro - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 15 (2023) 6, pp. 684-686

Purpose This paper aims to analyze how tourism can impact today's world, particularly as we live a decisive moment for the planet, deeply affected by war in Europe and all the implications resulting from this anomalous situation. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the author presents...

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Are trade spillover effects on East Asian economic growth productivity driven?

Musa Ahmed, Elsadig - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 246-259

attempts to fill in the gaps of previous studies by developing applications of extensive growth theory that shows the trade …

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Income tax policy: is a single rate tax optimum for long-term economic growth?

Busler, Michael - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 9 (2013) 4, pp. 246-254

12 per cent on all income would be approximately revenue neutral in the USA, and would add to the growth of real GDP … the USA. While it is believed that the conclusions apply to virtually all market-based economies, cultural differences in … some countries may result in a modification of the conclusion to fit the society. Practical implications – In the USA today …

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Measuring regional competitiveness through agricultural indices of productivity

Coronado, Francisco; Charles, Vincent; Dwyer, Rocky J. - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 13 (2017) 2, pp. 78-95

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to incorporate factors that characterize the agricultural activity as productivity indices to compute the agricultural competitiveness of regions in order to rank the regions, and compare the results with those obtained by applying other commonly used social...

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Moderating relationship of institutions for opportunity entrepreneurship and economic development

Ghura, Hasan; Li, Xiaoqing; Harraf, Arezou - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 13 (2017) 4, pp. 350-374

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that illustrates how resource-based countries, such as those in the Gulf Cooperation Council, can move their economies towards a more sustainable diversified model, through creating and fostering institutions that are...

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