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Destination competitiveness from a tourist perspective: A case of the United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Reisinger Yvette,
Michael Noela,
Hayes John P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2259
Subject(s) - tourism , business , marketing , sample (material) , perspective (graphical) , destination management , destinations , geography , chemistry , chromatography , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science
The main purpose of this study is to determine the major factors that influence destination competitiveness from the tourist perspective. The focus is on tourism competitiveness of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A convenience sample of 218 international tourists was surveyed. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the effects of destination resources, infrastructure and support services, human resources, and business environment on the UAE tourism competitiveness. The results show that destination infrastructure and support services, followed by destination resources, had the highest significant effect on the UAE's tourism competitiveness as perceived by tourists.