Developing a municipal tourism competitiveness index: data compilation, estimation methods, and validation

Tourism competitiveness indices have been widely debated in destination management organizations and academia. However, the methodological discussion on the construction and validation of these indices presents a series of gaps. We aim to contribute to this area by describing the methods for gatheri...

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Autores: Santos, Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira, Uvinha, Ricardo Ricci
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI)
Repositório:Turismo : Visão e Ação (Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.univali.br:article/18495
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.univali.br/index.php/rtva/article/view/18495
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:competividade turística
gestão de destinos turísticos
atratividade turística
serviços turísticos
demanda turística
performance
competitividad turística
gestión de destinos turísticos
atractivo turístico
servicios turísticos
desempeño
tourist competitiveness
tourist destination management
tourist attractiveness
tourist services
tourist demand
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Resumo:Tourism competitiveness indices have been widely debated in destination management organizations and academia. However, the methodological discussion on the construction and validation of these indices presents a series of gaps. We aim to contribute to this area by describing the methods for gathering data, estimating, and validating the São Paulo Tourism Competitiveness Index (ICPT). The ICPT extends the depth and rigor in computing a series of aspects of competitiveness indices. Traditional and innovative data compilation procedures are employed. Several theories and techniques are jointly employed in the composition of the ICPT. The validity of the index is tested using a MIMIC structural equation model estimated by consistent partial least squares. The results of the estimated model suggest the validity of the index. The information available in this article can be useful for developing other competitiveness indices.