Shift–Share Analysis to Measure Arrivals Competitiveness: The Case of Vietnam, 1995–2007

• Published in: Tourism economics : the business and finance of tourism and recreation Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 803 - 812
• Main Authors: Vu, Jo, Turner, Lindsay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2011; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Competition; Competitive advantage; Demand analysis; Demand functions; Economic models; International comparisons; Leisure industry; Studies; Tourism; Tourist policy; Tourist trade; Vietnam; Thailand; Vietnam; China; Vietnam; Thailand; dynamic shift–share analysis; tourism trade; China; tourist arrivals

Vietnam has been recognized as a significant new tourist arrivals market in Asia. This study examines tourist arrivals in Vietnam compared with Thailand and China from 1995 to 2007. Shift–share analysis is used to test whether the emerging Vietnam market is impacting on the growth of the Thai or Chi...