Enigmatic Realm of Global Tourism Production System

In a world and travel universe subject to continuous change, the tourism phenomenon is under ever greater pressure to evolve and respond to the world it inhabits -in order to survive. The object of the paper is to discuss and analyze, some of the important issues and trends relating to tourism phenomenon. In particular, ways in which the tourism and its consumers are being affected and affecting these trends. The first two sections deploy elements of a steep analysis in order to detect significant demographic and macro political forces affecting tourism phenomenon. Section three considers the "day-to-day…sphere" of travel and tourism, its 'microenvironment', the competition and markets forces they encounter there. The paper reviews one of the most significant micro trends affecting the airline sector: the dynamic growth of low cost carriers. The last part of this work looks into strategic and analytic models associated with tourism, highlighting some of the strategic directional trends being adapted to tourism sectors and into new collaborative forms of social media, communications and marketing.

Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 2019

Tourist destination and, generally, tourist activities not only represent an extraordinarily important economic factor, but also an instrument of knowledge and personal empowerment. Therefore, we can state that it is essential to ensure access to the tourism experience to all citizens, regardless of personal, social, economic conditions and any other nature which may limit the fruition of this asset. The role of tourism management is to develop effective strategic plan in order to guarantee a possible growth of a destination, without having a negative impact on the resources, either natural or civilian of the destination itself. Tourist destinations follow a life-cycle (evolution cycle) based on a price factor (a greater attractiveness of an area means a greater willingness to pay of the tourists) and a trend factor (related to the fame of the area and to the evolution of tourists' tastes and habits). These factors mark the tourism in the contents and in the methods of production and consumption, related to the concepts of supply and demand, two dimensions that must be always connected with the principles of growth, accessibility and sustainability. This research paper aims to deepen the life-cycle approach of a tourist destination, underlining the option that the tourism management could offer to relaunch an area, however considering the principle of supportable growing.

Dynamics and Challenges for major tourist destinations (Atena Editora), 2022

Tourism plays a relevant role in the economy of countries, as it provides economic movement, income, revenue and is capable of promoting cultural diversity. However, nowadays, due to advances in technology and globalization, society is experiencing complex sequential transitions. These transformations have repercussions in all areas, such as economic, social, political, cultural, legal. Despite the recognition of tourism as an extremely relevant activity for all countries and their respective societies, there are many adversities to be aligned today. Problems such as safety, roads without structure, lack of infrastructure at tourist points, adequate information for tourists, lack of organization by the Government to receive tourists, among others. In this sense, the present work intends to analyze the dynamics and challenges for major tourist destinations, considering the current scenario of world society. It can be deduced that there is a lack of analysis and research that enable the implementation of policies and actions in the tourism sector, in order to make it possible to overcome the challenges and enjoy the benefits brought about by tourism. In addition, adequate investments are required so that the tourism sector is able to overcome the challenges that arise in the contemporary context, resulting from new dynamics and social demands.

The aim of this paper is to propose a marketing-oriented definition of the tourist product as well as a classification system of its components based on an extensive review and analysis of tourism marketing literature. Tourist products satisfy the tourist needs and are the objects of the transactions between tourists and businesses. Determining the tourist products is most helpful for social scientists interested in understanding the aforementioned transactions and the benefits derived by consuming these products. This proves to be a challenging task, though, due to the lack of a common understanding among the authors who have explored this issue as well as due to the different levels of tourist products and their complex nature. For instance, tourist products can be determined on two distinct levels: ➢ The total tourist product comprises a combination of all the elements, which a tourist consumes during his/her trip. ➢ The specific products are components of the total tourist product and can be sold as individual offerings such as accommodation, transport, attractions and other facilities for tourists. This paper focuses on the total tourist products, that can be understood as bundles of tangible and intangible components, based on an activity at a destination. It is the consumption of such a bundle that allows engaging in specific activities at the destination(s) and that creates the travel experience of each individual. Thus, the tourist product can be equated with the total travel experience. Tourist products are characterised by their complex nature. They consist of numerous components ― most of which constitute products themselves ― with each one playing a distinct functional role in this “amalgam of tangible and intangible elements”. These components complement each other, i.e. they are functionally interdependent as each one provides only a part of the total sum of benefits sought by tourists.

2015

The critical review of publications in the field of economics and management allows one to state that research covering the tourism supply chain (TSC) is quite limited and non-exhaustive. The article presents the review of the most significant studies discussing the problems of the tourism supply chain. The authors attempted to indicate gaps in the existing models of the tourism supply chain and on that basis suggested their own model emphasizing, in particular, the relations occurring between its components. It takes into account additional elements, which have not been included so far, i.e. the complex and service oriented nature of a tourist product and its close relations with space, immobility of supply and mobility of demand, as well as the network structure of the tourism economy based on new technologies in terms of information and communication.

International Journal of Applied Management Theory and Research, 2022

Tourism being observed as a supply chain, this article describe its practices under a conceptual research framework with a special reference to education tourism. The author projects the education tourism as a continuum where both service supply chains of education and tourism are integrated. The research implication is directed towards the cross-sectoral objectives of communities involving the tourists, students and destination communities. The original thoughts and value propositions in this research are portrayed as a supply chain framework. Unlike goods supply chain management, the service supply chain of education tourism grows complex due to the coexistence of the overlapping service objectives for education and tourism. Education tourism deals with students and tourists frequently interchanging their roles; leveraging the services of the vendors and outsourced partners. The increasing complexity of education tourism demands smart technology applications to manage it as an int...

The objectives of this study were to explore tourism as one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry, and to be more involved in their development strategies, as a means of economic diversification, employment growth and higher standards of living. The idea is that tourist destinations are essentially present as an institutional framework for tourism development design concept. Materials and methods relevant methods and techniques in the monitoring of the literature. Research findings are described in the capacity of certain features, presented in direct relation to the engagement of the identified and selected resource base for tourism development. Explored the concept and classification of tourism resources, tourism resources evaluation, internal and external factors evaluation, the concept of creating a tourist destination with the elements and types of tourist destinations, tourist destinations and development of tourism products and destinations. Contribution to research is reflected in application importance and its results can be incorporated into the official tourism development strategy.

2008

For the organizations which are involved in tourism, efficiency is conditioned, among other determinants, by the coordination and harmonization of all participants’ efforts from the specific activities chain: tourism services suppliers, tour-operators, travel agencies and tourists themselves. Among these participants, a special role is assigned to the tour-operators. Going from certain tourism attractions, they take upon themselves the fabrication of

IAU International Journal of Social Sciences, 2017

Current age is the age of globalization. An age in which the conceptual and semantic frameworks has immersed, compacted, and materialized human beings in the same texture. Hypermedia systems has turned knowledge into a wall-to-wall neighbor and cognitive geography has made people closer together. The world has gotten rid of scattering and dispersion, and the global village or meta-geographical virtual world has been realized so that virtual reality is more effective and influential in the development process than the reality itself. Globalization has a direct relationship with tourism, in other words, tourism is considered as one of positive aspects of globalization emphasizing the local attractions. This wonderful industry is one of factors facilitating the globalization and acts as one of internal flows of global economy alongside the flow of capital from the center to the periphery. The present research has tried to examine the multifaceted notions of globalization and tourism as well as their relationship. The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between globalization and tourism industry and their interactions. The results indicates that globalization will influence industries and services, whether positively or negatively, and since tourism and foreign travelers are considered as a major source of foreign exchanges, this industry play direct role in the gross national product. Tourism is rational and strong reason for globalization, and the path to globalization is possible through tourism.

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, 2022

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