TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of the paper is to study how the local stakeholders of three different tourism destinations consider who is responsible for the development of a tourism destination (if identifiable) and why.Design/methodology/approach This study takes a multiple case study approach. Three different destinations are compared. A qualitative research method was chosen. The data are based on the interviews of tourism and wellbeing professionals (tourism entrepreneurs, experts and regional developers).Findings The interview results suggest that destination leadership seems to be context-dependent. Competition, co-operation and coopetition all occur in different forms in different regions. Various kinds of co-operation are distinguishable between stakeholders of case regions, and the level of leadership among actors varies in the regions; one region is strongly managed by marketing company, while on other the co-operative store chain is apparently dominant. The roles of local educational institutes also varied depending on the case area. In addition, some entry barriers were identified.Research limitations/implications The data were collected three to four years ago, so some changes in the areas and in the roles and relationships of diverse stakeholders may have occurred.Practical implications By identifying challenges faced in diverse regions diverse destination managers can identify challenges likely to occur at destinations with similar management structures.Originality/value The paper discusses the challenges and roles of diverse stakeholders in destination management by using empirical cases.
VL  - 69
IS  - 3
SN  - 1660-5373
DO  - 10.1108/TR-06-2013-0033
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2013-0033
AU  - Tuohino Anja
AU  - Konu Henna
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Local stakeholders’ views about destination management: who are leading tourism development?
T2  - Tourism Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 202
EP  - 215
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -