Competitiveness in the visitor economy: A systematic literature review

Yoo Ri Kim, Anyu Liu and Allan M Williams

Tourism Economics, 2022, vol. 28, issue 3, 817-842

Abstract: Competitiveness is a well-discussed research topic in various disciplines and fields, amongst which competitiveness in the visitor economy is a prominent research stream. With rapid transformations in the visitor economy, destinations, regions, sectors and businesses have had to adapt – with varying degrees of success – to internal and external changes, significantly affecting their competitiveness. Existing studies are dominantly based on a few pioneering models and indicators and relatively few empirically challenge the assumed causality of competitiveness factors at different scales. This article, therefore, conducts a systematic literature review of competitiveness in the visitor economy post-2005 and examines the intellectual and conceptual structures of the extant literature as a platform to identify knowledge gaps and emerging trends and perspectives for future research.

Keywords: competitiveness; destination; hospitality; systematic literature review; tourism; visitor economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/13548166211034437

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