Competitiveness in tourist destinations: elements and indicators applied to a study of tourism management in Balneário Camboriú SC, Brazil

Authors

  • Helena Araújo Costa Universidade de Brasília
  • Valmir Emil Hoffmann Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v17i2p135-154

Keywords:

tourism destination management, competitiveness, cooperation, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina (State), Brazil.

Abstract

This paper considers tourism destination management and relationships between different players as competitiveness elements. The study aims to describe the tourism destination management ofBalneário Camboriú, SC, Brazil, adapting some indicators presented in the model of destination
competitiveness designed by Dwyer and Kim (2003). The conceptual framework approached three main guidelines to discuss the competitiveness
in tourism destination: firms, nations and industries, followed by competitiveness theoric models. The research methods were qualitative based on data colleted in partially-structured interviews. The results suggested that local administration in the destination doesn't work in an integrated way to be said as an element of competitiveness.

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Author Biographies

  • Helena Araújo Costa, Universidade de Brasília
    Administradora de Empresas pela Universidade de Brasília - UnB; mestre em Turismo e Hotelaria pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNNALI; doutoranda em Desenvolvimento Sustentável- Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável na UnB. Professora do Centro de Excelência em Turismo da UnB - CET/UnB.
  • Valmir Emil Hoffmann, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI)
    Doutor em Ciências Empresariais pela Universidad de Zaragoza, Espanha. Professor titular no Programa de Mestrado Acadêmico em Turismo e Hotelaria da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI.

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Published

2006-08-18

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

COSTA, Helena Araújo; HOFFMANN, Valmir Emil. Competitiveness in tourist destinations: elements and indicators applied to a study of tourism management in Balneário Camboriú SC, Brazil. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 17, n. 2, p. 135–154, 2006. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v17i2p135-154. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rta/article/view/68292.. Acesso em: 28 may. 2024.