A review of country tourism competitiveness, research performance and overall country competitiveness

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore county tourism competitiveness, research performance, and overall country competitiveness with a view to pinpoint certain issues and perspectives to be explored for pubic policy makers.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is a discussion paper and it presents data collected from a documentary survey based on an appropriate literature search.

Findings

The paper discusses some of the issues influencing country tourism competitiveness.

Originality/value

The paper is particularly of interest to public policy makers in government departments (tourism and other) as it reviews country tourism competitiveness and overall country competitiveness and for academicians and research bodies.

Citation

Koc, E. (2009), "A review of country tourism competitiveness, research performance and overall country competitiveness", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1108/10595420910942298