Small Island and Small Destination Tourism
Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Apple Academic Press Inc.
Published:30th Jun '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£116.00(9781774637234)
This book explores the economic growth and competitiveness of small islands engaged in warm water tourism, examining factors that contribute to their success and the impact of COVID-19 on their future.
Small Island and Small Destination Tourism: Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness delves into the unique dynamics of warm water island tourism, focusing specifically on small island destinations. The book explores the factors contributing to the varying degrees of success among these locations, highlighting the intricate relationship between tourism specialization, economic growth, and overall competitiveness.
A central theme of the work is the connection between tourism competitiveness and the quality of life for residents. The author investigates how these elements interact and influence each other, emphasizing that understanding this relationship is crucial for the sustainability and prosperity of small island tourism. The book reviews four interconnected concepts—tourism, competitiveness, quality of life, and scale—offering insights into how tourism can enhance the living conditions of island inhabitants.
In the concluding chapter, the author reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, particularly its effects on small island economies. This timely analysis raises important questions about the future viability of these destinations in the face of global challenges. Written from a sustainable perspective, the book targets a diverse audience, including graduate students, academics, practitioners, and policymakers, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the complexities of tourism development in small island contexts.
"Although often small in size, islands make a disproportionately large contribution to international tourism where policies of economic specialization have endured for decades. Authored by an ‘islander’ with both political and academic acumen, this timely contribution offers a thoughtful, engaging, and provocative insight into the future of islands and the means by which the tourism specialization hypothesis will continue to serve as the platform for their future competitiveness."
—Dr. Alan Fyall, Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida
"One of the first attempts to move beyond descriptive analysis of tourism in small islands by developing a tourism specialization hypothesis based on a solid rigorous review and extension of existing applicable economic theory to better understand the relationship between tourism in small island destinations and the wider socioeconomic environment. . . . After defining specialization, Croes puts forward his tourism specialization hypothesis, noting it is a dynamic process, bringing together supply and demand, societal learning, and openness to overcome any smallness barriers in achieving economic growth and prosperity. This book will challenge you thinking and challenge some of your existing thinking in this area."
— Dr. Stephen Pratt, Professor & Head of School, School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, The University of the South Pacific, Headquarters & Laucala Campus, Fiji
"Dr. Robertico Croes is professor at Rosen College (USA), an expert in tourism economics, human development, poverty, and destination management with a special interest in islands and developing economies. His experience in recent years has allowed to have a critical vision, but at the same time reflective and deep strategic vision, of how the islands should approach their developments and competitiveness. The book proposes an acute and intelligent approach on the tourism specialization in the islands, which analyze the reality of these territories and their needs. . . . This magnificent book has an agile and entertaining critique, with the possibility of educating in the analysis of island spaces and their developments."
—Dr. Eduardo Parra López, Profesor de Organización de Empresas; Economía Digital y Turismo, Profesor Invitado (Visiting Scholar) Universidad Del Valle Guatemala (UVG), Universidad de La Laguna, Dpto Dirección de Empresas e Historia Económica, Spain
ISBN: 9781774637357
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 460g
244 pages