Study of the Tourism Competitiveness Model of the World Economic Forum Using Rasch’s Mathematical Model: The Case of Portugal

In this paper, the potential of the World Economic Forum (WEF) model to analyze tourism competitiveness is studied. The study aims to analyze the WEF model’s validity, reliability and dimensionality. It attempts to determine the WEF model’s potential for studying tourism destinations’ competitivenes...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 13; no. 13; p. 7169
Main Authors Martínez-González, José Alberto, Díaz-Padilla, Vidina Tais, Parra-López, Eduardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2021
Subjects
Benchmarks
Competitive advantage
Competitiveness
Development policy
Economic models
Economic summit conferences
Market positioning
Rasch model
Reliability analysis
Social sciences
Tourism
Portugal
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Summary:In this paper, the potential of the World Economic Forum (WEF) model to analyze tourism competitiveness is studied. The study aims to analyze the WEF model’s validity, reliability and dimensionality. It attempts to determine the WEF model’s potential for studying tourism destinations’ competitiveness in an integrated context. Finally, using the WEF model, Portugal’s competitiveness is analyzed in an integrated and benchmarking context. The methodology used in this study is the Rasch mathematical model, a methodology that has been effectively demonstrated in social sciences. Competitiveness data from the latest available WEF Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report (TTCR-2019) has been used. The results show that the WEF model is statistically valid and reliable for studying competitiveness in tourism. Likewise, the WEF model’s high potential for the joint study of competitiveness and individual countries in an integrated and benchmarking context is confirmed. The study facilitates the development of policies to improve tourism competitiveness.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13137169