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REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF A TOURISM CLUSTER: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL PROPOSAL
 
     
     REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF A TOURISM CLUSTER: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL PROPOSAL
     


Autor(es):
Ferreira, João M.
Researcher of NECE – Research Unit in Science Business. University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã
Estevão, Cristina M. S.
University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã


Periódico: Tourism & Management Studies

Fonte: Revista Encontros Científicos - Tourism & Management Studies; Vol 5 (2009); 37-51

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Resumo: 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.