The goal of the present paper is to integrate five types of literature related to the innovation
process (ie cluster theory, innovation systems, network relations, knowledge management …

Destinations are a fundamental focus of much tourism research. How we conceptualize and
frame destinations is critical not only for the research that we do but also for practical matters …

The complex nature of tourism, its strong inter-sectoral relationships and regional dimension
challenge innovation. The advent of smart specialisation, which focuses on regional …

Analytical approaches from emergent paradigms in economic geography–namely,
evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and relational economic geography (REG)–can …

This paper analyzes the impact of market structure on hotel profitability in a sample of 8992
Spanish hotels in 2005–2011, using variables relating to the hotel and tourist destination in …

Purpose The emerging situation of pandemic due to COVID-19 has not only influenced the
daily life but also the society and travel activities around the world thereby depriving tourists …

From a physiological perspective the sleep-wake cycle can be envisioned as a sequence of
three physiological states (wakefulness, non-rapid eye movement, NREM, sleep and REM …

This book investigates tourist destinations from two different perspectives. First, it
approaches destinations using the concept of tourist clusters and investigates their role in …

This study explores how location-bound service small-and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs)—such as tourism companies—internationalise. We suggest that key dimensions in …

Sports tourism is a widespread phenomenon with significant social, economic and
ecological impacts. However, on an academic level sports tourism is a relatively new field of …