Is hotel efficiency necessary for tourism destination competitiveness? An integrated approach

Luis Felipe Mendieta-Peñalver ^[1] ; Perles-Ribes, José F. ^[2] ; Ramón-Rodríguez, Ana ^[2] ; María J. Such Devesa ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad de Alcalá
  
  Universidad de Alcalá
  
  Alcalá de Henares, España
2. [2] Universitat d'Alacant
  
  Universitat d'Alacant
  
  Alicante, España
Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 24, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 3-26
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This study investigates the relationship between tourism destination competitiveness and the competitiveness of international hotel firms using an integrated approach based on Porter (1990). A mediation model is employed to link destination competitiveness, efficiency and firm competitiveness. Global technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency are estimated through data envelopment analysis techniques. The results confirm a positive relationship between destination competitiveness and firm competitiveness, but efficiency does not play a mediating role linking both.