Small island and small destination tourism : overcoming the smallness barrier for economic growth and tourism competitiveness / Robertico Croes, PhD.
| Author/creator | Croes, Robertico R. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Palm Bay, FL, USA : Apple Academic Press ; Boca Raton, FL, USA : CRC Press, 2023. |
| Copyright Date | 2023 |
| Description | xxxi, 243 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Advances in hospitality and tourism book series Advances in hospitality and tourism book series. ^A1287169 |
| Contents | Rethinking Smallness and Openness -- The Tourism Specialization Hypothesis -- The Tourism Development Model -- Tourism Angst and Demand Push -- Tourism Specialization and Economic Growth -- Constitutional Economics: Blas e? -- Maintaining the Growth Momentum -- Upending Scale. |
| Abstract | "This unique and thoughtful book considers the tourism specialization, economic growth, and tourism competitiveness of a very specific type of tourism: small islands practicing warm water island tourism. This new book thoroughly examines the phenomenon of why some small island destinations have been more successful than others. The main premise applied is that success and survival of small island tourism hinges on resolving the mystery regarding the relationship between competitiveness and quality of life. In addressing this question, the book reviews four relevant and interconnected concepts: tourism, competitiveness, quality of life, and scale (or size). In doing so, the book enhances understanding of the potential of tourism for the improvement of the quality of life of the residents of small islands. In the last chapter of the book, the author assesses the impact of COVID-19 on tourism and specifically its ramifications for small island destinations. Whether small island populations can rise from beneath the COVID-19 burden that threatens their economic future is yet to be seen. Small Island and Small Destination Tourism: Overcoming the Smallness Barrier for Economic Growth and Tourism Competitiveness is written from a sustainable perspective that combines tourism dynamics, development, competitiveness, quality of life, and business. As such, it is aimed at a broad but higher-level audience including graduate students, academicians and researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and international organizations."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Croes, Robertico R. Small island and small destination tourism. First edition. Palm Bay, FL, USA ; Burlington, ON, Canada : Apple Academic Press ; Boca Raton, FL, USA ; Abingdon, Oxon, UK : CRC Press, 2022 1003277470 9781003277477 |
| LCCN | 2021059460 |
| ISBN | 9781774637357 |
| ISBN | 9781774637234 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1774637235 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1774637359 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |