Exploring the relationship between government and destination competitiveness: The TALC model perspective. (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kubickova, Marketa; Martin, Drew
• Is Part Of: Tourism management. Volume 78(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Destination competitiveness -- TALC model -- Governance -- Government involvement; Tourism -- Periodicals; 338.4791
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2019.104040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0261-5177

Abstract

Abstract: Competitiveness is evident in the marketplace as tourism has become a major tool for economic grow and job creation. Destinations must learn how to think more like businesses and develop new products, markets, and customers. Governments also play vital roles in tourism development, ranging from minimal to high level of involvement. Due to tourism's dynamic nature, Butler's (1980) tourism area lifecycle (TALC) framework helps explain the level of government involvement in tourism development. This article develops a conceptual model adding government involvement and destination competitiveness to TALC. Secondary data demonstrate the model and the results extend TALC's conceptualization by adding national competitiveness and government involvement to explain destination development. Highlights: Identifies how different governance systems and destinations at different development levels compete. Explains government's role in tourism development by varying involvement levels. Shows how TALC's framework helps explain government involvement in tourism development. Develops and tests a conceptual model combining TALC, governance, and destination competitiveness. Extends the tourism area lifecycle's (TALC) conceptualization to explain destination development.