Enlightening tourism -- V. 07, n. 1 (2017)

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    Tourism supply chain & strategic partnerships for managing the complexity in tourism industry
    (Universidad de Huelva, 2017) Quattrocchi, Bernardino; Mercuri, Francesco; Perano, Mirko; Calabrese, Mario
    The paper aims to investigate the possible relationship between Tourism Supply Chain and Strategic Partnership, read as a way to reduce and better manage the complexity in Tourism Industry. This last has been analysed under multi-disciplinary approaches (economic, sociological, psychological, anthropological and geographic) to better understand its main components. A synthesis of origin of Tourism Supply Chain term was provided. VRIO framework and PEST analysis was used with the aim to better understand the strategic decision of integration the chain with a single or multiple rings. Starting from this, a theoretical framework from a holistic analysis is provided.
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    Re-evaluating a strategic model for tourism destinations: practical implementation of theories and concepts using a multiple case study approach
    (Universidad de Huelva, 2017) Koscak, Marko; O´Rourke, Tony
    In this work we seek to identify what we see as a dysfunctional barrier in the development of environmentally and economically sustainable tourism at a local level. Changing shifts in tourism markets have led to the greater importance of sustainable tourism initiatives, which by their very nature will tend to have a locally oriented concept, as opposed to a national or international concept.The methodology used has been to apply the four case studies in such a way as to build evidence of the existence of critical success factors. In this way we seek to develop a general model for strategic evaluation. The case studies are examples of sustainable, heritage tourism operating outside major tourism destinations. We elaborate the view that top-down models tend to suffer from weakened impact, unfocused resourcing and diffusion of organizational energy at the point of delivery, due to the bureaucratic elements present in such models. Equally, bottom-up models tend to suffer from a lack of professionalism and expertise on the local level, where there is insufficient human capacity to address and resource the critical success factors and resolve them in strategic and sustainable manner.
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    Portofolio of online distribution channels across mid-market hotels: an evaluative review
    (Universidad de Huelva, 2017) Kumar Pal, Sudipta; Mishra, Pallabi
    The purpose of this study is to provide an insight on current trend of research in the area of online channels for distribution of accommodation products across mid-market hotels from the hoteliers’ perspective and to suggest future research avenues. The study was based upon analysis of 12 relevant research papers published in peer-reviewed international tourism-hospitality journals during the period of 2004 - 2015. The selected papers were critically reviewed to update on ongoing researches in the area and to point out significant research gaps that indicated further research scopes. It is evident, online hotel booking is steadily growing since the inception of internet and its adaptation for distributing accommodation products by the lodging industry across the globe. Some studies attempted to determine the performance of online distribution channels (ODCs), as the choice of channels is critical for mid-market hotels in order to secure reservations and revenue. These hotels need to constitute a portfolio of ODCs to sustain and counter competition. The study sought to outline the existing strategies for managing distribution through online channels and subsequently to identify the areas of due attention. It may, therefore, provide new ideas to hospitality marketing managers and recommendations to academia for future research.
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    A macro-level view of tourism sector: between smartness and sustainability
    (Universidad de Huelva, 2017) Caputo, Francesco; Perano, Mirko; Mamuti, Agim
    Adopting the interpretative lens provided by the studies on T-shaped, the paper proposes a conceptual framework to support a better understanding of managerial and organizational contributions in the field of tourism management. The domains of smartness and sustainability are analysed as key elements of macro-level dynamics in tourism sectors and the need for increasing the attention about the decision making dynamic in tourism management is underlined. The principal aim is to enrich previous managerial and organizational contributions in tourism sector identifying key paths and dimensions useful to improve the efficiency of tourism management in the next decades.