THE INTERNATIONALISATION PROCESS OF TOURISM FIRMS: THE CASE OF THE HOTEL SECTOR

Zélia Breda and Carlos Costa
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Zélia Breda: University of Aveiro, Portugal
Carlos Costa: University of Aveiro, Portugal

Chapter 7 in Handbook of Tourism Economics:Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies, 2013, pp 137-170 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe development of international activities in the 1970s and 1980s stimulated considerable academic interest and analysis. However, few studies have focused on the internationalisation of the tourism sector. Only recently has tourism started to receive more attention from international business scholars, especially its hotel sector. Although classified as part of the service sector, the hotel sector has distinctive characteristics that differentiate it from other service industries, thereby presenting a challenge and calling for a separate research regarding decisions about the mode of corporate development. This chapter provides theoretical background on the internationalisation of the firm, and reviews the most influential theories, models and paradigms used to analyse the internationalisation of the hotel sector.

Keywords: Accommodation and Tourism; China; Congestion and Tourism; Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tourism; Cruise Ship Tourism; Cultural and Heritage-Based Tourism; Demand for Touring; Economic Development and Tourism; Economic Impact Analysis of Tourism; Ecotourism; Educational Tourism; Environmental Conservation and Tourism; Ergodic Events and Tourism; Gambling and Tourism; Health and Tourism; India; Information Technology and Tourism; Infrastructure and Tourism; Inter-Industry Analysis of Tourism; International Tourism; Medical Tourism; National Parks and Tourism; Nature-Based Tourism; Pollution and Tourism; Protected Areas and Tourism; Public Finance and Tourism; Religious Tourism; Special Events and Tourism; Sustainable Tourism; Terrorism and Tourism; The Environment and Tourism; Theme Parks; Tourism; Tourism Economics; Tourism Industry; Tourism Satellite Accounts; Transport and Tourism; Travel; Travel Insurance; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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