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on Tourism Economics |
| By: | Benner, Maximilian; Michael, Dollinger; Elisa, Gliesner; Rouven, Pelz |
| Abstract: | Tourism clusters have attracted a good deal of attention in literature, probably due to the fact that (mass) tourism exhibits a strong tendency to agglomerate. A major challenge for many tourism clusters is how to upgrade their competitiveness in the wake of market change. While the 1950s and 1960s saw the rise of standardized mass tourism particularly in Mediterranean countries, driven by the Keynesian welfare state and Fordist paradigm as well as rising wealth in European markets, since the late 1970s a more differentiated and individualized pattern of tourism demand has emerged. Since then, tourists’ preferences have become much more diverse and led to a roll-back of the previously dominant form of standardized, deterritorialized mass (package) tourism. This diversity is somewhat reminiscent of the notion of flexible specialization known from the literature on industrial change. In the wake of these changes, tourism clusters that came into being during the age of Fordist mass tourism have to devise strategies to differentiate their offer and to adapt their product to new market demands. Eilat in Israel is one of those tourism clusters that exhibit salient features of Fordist mass tourism struggling to find their place in a more differentiated international tourism market. This study takes a look at the structure of the Eilat tourism cluster and suggests a trajectory towards differentiation and upgrading to enhance Eilat’s long-term competitiveness as an international tourist destination. |
| Keywords: | tourism; tourism development; upgrading; regional development; Eilat; Israel |
| JEL: | L83 R58 |
| Date: | 2017–09–06 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:81175&r=tur |
| By: | Agnès Durrande-Moreau (IREGE - Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie - USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc) |
| Abstract: | This article examines the links that may exist between a PDO agrofood product and tourism. Through a case study – the "Beaufort" mountain cheese – we observe that many recreational activities in relation with the PDO are offered to tourists. These activities form a real range of agritourist products. The links between the "DPO food" and the "PDO tourism" can be observed since long but, interestingly, are strengthening over time. A sort of virtuous circle amplifies these links and creates new resources. This case study may inspire other PDO territories that would like to innovate in tourism, whatever their current degree of agritourism implementation, because among the identified success factors, many are transferable. The PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) is a European model that interests many countries. |
| Abstract: | Les liens qui peuvent se tisser entre un produit agro-alimentaire AOP et le tourisme sont mis en évidence à partir d'une étude de cas. Le fromage AOP "beaufort", pris comme sujet d'étude, donne actuellement lieu à une véritable gamme de produits agritouristiques très diversifiée. Les liens entre la "denrée AOP" et le "tourisme AOP" existent très tôt et se renforcent au fil du temps. Une sorte de cercle vertueux amplifie ces liens et créent de nouvelles ressources. Ce cas peut inspirer d'autres territoires AOP qui souhaiteraient innover en tourisme, qu'ils aient ou non déjà commencé à jouer cette carte, car parmi les facteurs de succès identifiés beaucoup semblent transférables. L'AOP (appellation d'origine protégée) est un modèle européen qui intéresse de nombreux pays. |
| Keywords: | tourism, agriculture, cheese, PDO, innovation,tourisme, fromage, AOP appellation d'origine protégée |
| Date: | 2017–04 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01549536&r=tur |
| By: | Agnès Durrande-Moreau (IREGE - Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie - USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc) |
| Abstract: | This research focuses on new forms of agritourism. A case study regarding the visit of mountain pasture organised for tourists is analysed with the tools of place marketing. It allows to better understand one of these new forms and the reasons for success. This research has theoretical (about tourism management, and place marketing) and practical implications (good practices in agritourism). Les nouvelles formes d'agritourisme, une étude de cas en alpage Cette recherche s'intéresse aux nouvelles formes d'agritourisme. Une étude de cas de visite d'alpage, analysé grâce aux outils du marketing territorial, permet de mieux comprendre l'une de ces nouvelles formes et les raisons de son succès. Cette recherche a des implications théoriques (sur la gestion du tourisme, sur le marketing territorial), et pratiques (bonnes pratiques en agritourisme). |
| Abstract: | Cette recherche s'intéresse aux nouvelles formes d'agritourisme. Une étude de cas de visite d'alpage, analysé grâce aux outils du marketing territorial, permet de mieux comprendre l'une de ces nouvelles formes et les raisons de son succès. Cette recherche a des implications théoriques (sur la gestion du tourisme, sur le marketing territorial), et pratiques (bonnes pratiques en agritourisme). |
| Keywords: | tourism, food,tourisme, alimentation, agriculture, innovation |
| Date: | 2017–01–26 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01547388&r=tur |
| By: | Grilli, Gianluca; Curtis, John; Hynes, Stephen; Landgraf, Gavin |
| Abstract: | In this paper we use the travel cost method to estimate the demand function for two of western Ireland’s destination salmon fisheries: the River Moy in County Mayo and the River Corrib in County Galway. Data were collected by an on-site survey questionnaire and demand was estimated using count data models. In the study sites commercial fishing was banned to avoid unsustainable harvesting of salmon, which removed an important source of income for the local communities. Therefore, the study is important to highlight whether recreational fishing presents an opportunity for further development of the local economy. Welfare estimates from our models indicate that anglers are willing to pay €867 for a day of angling on the Galway and Moy fisheries, approximately double the costs incurred. Differently from previous research, tourists anglers were found to be price sensitive, with a price elasticity close to unity. This means that escalating costs likely result in declining demand among tourist anglers. Corrib and Moy fisheries support local economic activity with visiting anglers’ expenditure contributing €22-€31 per angler per day to local incomes, which is an indication of the potential of the fishery resource for economic development. |
| Date: | 2017–08 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esr:wpaper:wp570&r=tur |