TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the dynamic competitive profile of Istanbul and to compare it to ten other European cities by using a multidimensional approach.Design/methodology/approach– Starting from a review of existing competitiveness models, the paper develops a methodology that takes into account the complex shifting nature of the network of “mobilities” interacting within and around the destination.Findings– The proposed approach proves to be effective in designing a dynamic competitive profile of every city and in identifying the factors that drive competitiveness within and between different competitive clusters of cities.Originality/value– The new approach presents several original elements, since it embeds the evolution of the system of diverse intersecting tourism and non tourism “mobilities” that characterize an urban destination, and integrates different dimensions and disciplinary points of view. VL - 4 IS - 3 SN - 1750-6182 DO - 10.1108/17506181011067619 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17506181011067619 AU - Minghetti Valeria AU - Montaguti Federica ED - Maria D. Alvarez PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - Assessing Istanbul competitiveness: a multidimensional approach T2 - International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 228 EP - 240 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -