receipts of tourism as one of the world biggest and fastest growing industries. The intention of our examination is to present … that tourism may be an important chance for economic growth in developing countries. We assume that biodiversity is an … important factor influencing the demand for tourism. In other words: a rich biodiversity provides a comparative advantage for …

Tourism is a service sector which earns a substantial foreign exchange to developing countries. In India, Kerala is one … beaches. To make the tourism a great success one has to take advantage of the modern technology to full extent. Present paper … is an attempt to market tourism by adapting the service marketing approach for achieving great success. …

developing tourism in a Portuguese mountain region da Estrela. …

networks. Our research examined cooperative relationships in the tourism industry to better understand what makes them … commitment. Data for the model was collected from a sample of tourism firms in successful cooperative networks. The theoretical … commitment. Thus, tourism firms should develop cooperative strategies in their networks by focusing on enhancing interpersonal …

particularly within the tourism and construction industries. A practical implication of the research is thus that in evaluating new …

manufacturs, many developing countries have turned to tourism as a possible alternative source of growth. This paper provides a … comprehensive survey of the literature on tourism and economic development, identifying both the contribution that tourism can make … estimate tourism demand are provided and evaluated. The estimated elasticity values indicate developing countries' potential to …

This paper investigates the determinants of tourism demand in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. We estimate the … demand function in a panel setting using annual data from 1979 to 2005. Results show that tourism arrivals are significantly … servicing a destination, are also found to be significant determinants of tourism demand. …