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Modern Advances in Tourism Research provides a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art academic research in this recent field of economic science. The authors start by scoping the scene of tourism research, evolving then to a comprehensive analysis of themes of particular interest for researchers and academics interested on the workings of the tourism markets, such as new analysis frameworks in tourism economics and new operational tools in tourism research. With a view to go beyond fundamental research, the book closes witha chapter dedicated to applied country and regional studies, where a variety of subjects – from input-output analysis to e-tourism competitiveness – are analysed from an alternative micro-perspective.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-1718-8

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Trends in tourism research

Matias Álvaro; Neto Paulo; Nijkamp Peter

1-5

Advances in tourism research

Jennings Gayle R

9-35

The influence of immigration and international tourism on the import demand for consumer goods

Fischer Christian

37-49

An economic analysis of tourism contracts

Castellani Massimiliano; Mussoni Maurizio

51-85

Is tourism specialization sustainable for a small island economy?

Giannoni Sauveur; Maupertuis Marie-Antoinette

87-105

Efficiency in a chain of small hotels with a stochastic production frontier model

Pestana Barros Carlos; Matias Álvaro

107-129

Destination competitiveness

Ruhanen Lisa

133-151

International tourism and economic growth

Neves Sequeira Tiago; Campos Carla

153-163

Benchmarking in tourism destinations; Keeping in mind the sustainable paradigm

Bosetti Valentina; Cassinelli Mariaester; Lanza Alessandro

165-180

Microeconomic determinants of the duration of stay of tourists

Alegre Joaquín; Llorenç Pou

181-206

Multicriteria evaluation and local environmental planning for sustainable tourism

De Montis Andrea; Deplano Giancarlo; Nijkamp Peter

207-232

Strategic planning of territorial image and attractability

Neto Paulo

233-256

A comparison of methods for assessing the short-run economic impacts of tourist spending on a county economy

Backman Kenneth F.; van Blarcom Brian

259-273

Measuring the impact of tourism on production by means of an input-output model of interior flows

Castañón Luís; Xesús Pereira

275-291

On "e-attraction" tourism destination " extension and application

Peypoch Nicolas; Solonandrasana Bernardin

293-306

The use of the internet in the hotel sector of the balearic islands

Vich-i-Martorell Gabriel À; Llorenç Pou

307-324

Efficiency and productivity of Italian tourist destinations

Nijkamp Peter

325-343

A night at the opera festival

Wanhill Stephen

345-365