Research Note: Assessment Index of International Tourism Hubs

Tongqian Zou, Fang Meng, Hengyun Li, Pei Zhang and Yaqing Ren
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Tongqian Zou: School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
Fang Meng: School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Hengyun Li: School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Pei Zhang: School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Yaqing Ren: School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China

Tourism Economics, 2016, vol. 22, issue 2, 324-330

Abstract: An assessment index of international tourism hubs is developed based on a comprensive literature review. The index includes 49 indicators covering three primary functions: gathering and distributing; transferring; and management and service. The study surveyed a panel of 15 tourism experts and applied the analytical hierarchy process to determine the importance weight of each indicator in the assessment index. Data were transformed to have dimensionless quantities for assessment indicators. Strategic and managerial implications and suggestions are provided based on the results.

Keywords: international tourism hub; assessment index; AHP analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.5367/te.2016.0552

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