Tourism Competitiveness: Price and Quality

Marie-Louise Mangion, Ramesh Durbarry and M. Thea Sinclair
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Marie-Louise Mangion: Hawwiefa, 95 School Street, Fgura PLA 14, Malta
Ramesh Durbarry: Public Sector Policy and Management, University of Technology Mauritius, La Tour Koenig, Pointe-aux-Sables, Republic of Mauritius
M. Thea Sinclair: Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK

Tourism Economics, 2005, vol. 11, issue 1, 45-68

Abstract: The price competitiveness of tourism destinations is examined at the national level using the Almost Ideal Demand System model. The extent to which changes in the characteristics of package holidays in destinations contribute to a change in the price of the packages is then examined using hedonic pricing models. The results show that the price sensitivities of tourism demand vary considerably between destinations, so that monitoring relative price competitiveness is important. The characteristics that have significant effects on package prices are identified, assisting policy makers in their choice of which characteristics to enhance with a view to increasing the returns from tourism.

Keywords: AIDS; hedonic pricing; characteristics; package holidays (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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