Regional Competitiveness of Tourism Cluster: A Conceptual Model Proposal

Joao Ferreira and Cristina Estevão

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Abstract: Tourism is characterized for being a sector that has been highlighted as one of the activities with greatest potential for expansion on a global scale. For its growth potential and for being a product that can only be consumed in loco, tourism accepts the prominence role of being a strategy for local development. In this context the search for competitiveness is one of the key concerns of companies around the world. As clusters being a competent tool in companies’ performance, in regional development and in countries’ competitiveness, it is important to analyze its potential in tourism. This research aims to propose a conceptual model to analyze how a tourism cluster encourages its regional competitiveness.

Keywords: Cluster; Tourism; Regional Development; and Competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D00 L00 L20 L83 M20 O25 R0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-04-25
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-geo and nep-tur
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