The effects of economic crises on tourism success: an integrated model


Autoria(s): Perles Ribes, José Francisco; Ramón-Rodríguez, Ana B.; Sevilla Jiménez, Martín; Rubia Serrano, Antonio
Contribuinte(s)

Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado

Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad

Economía del Turismo, Recursos Naturales y Nuevas Tecnologías (INNATUR)

Internacionalización de la Empresa y Comercio Exterior

Recursos Hídricos y Desarrollo Sostenible

Finanzas de Mercado y Econometría Financiera

Data(s)

16/06/2016

16/06/2016

01/04/2016

Resumo

This paper provides a theoretical model of the influence of economic crises on tourism destination performance. It discusses the temporary and permanent effects of economic crises on the global market shares of tourism destinations through a series of potential transmission mechanisms based on the main economic competitiveness determinants identified in the literature. The proposed model explains the non-neutrality of economic shocks in tourism competitiveness. The model is tested on Spain's tourism industry, which is among the leaders of the global tourism sector, for the period 1970–2013 using non-linear econometric techniques. The empirical analysis confirms that the proposed model is appropriate for explaining the changes in the market positions caused by the economic crises.

Financial support from project ECO2011–29751 is acknowledged.

Identificador

Tourism Economics. 2016, 22(2): 417-447. doi:10.5367/te.2014.0428

1354-8166 (Print)

2044-0375 (Online)

http://hdl.handle.net/10045/55948

10.5367/te.2014.0428

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

IP Publishing

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/te.2014.0428

Direitos

© IP Publishing Ltd.

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Economic crisis #Destination competitiveness #Permanent shocks #Economic transmission mechanisms #Switching regression models #Economía Aplicada #Economía Financiera y Contabilidad
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article