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Research Note: Assessment Index of International Tourism Hubs

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  • Tongqian Zou

    (School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China)

  • Fang Meng

    (School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA)

  • Hengyun Li

    (School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA)

  • Pei Zhang

    (School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA)

  • Yaqing Ren

    (School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China)

Abstract

An assessment index of international tourism hubs is developed based on a comprensive literature review. The index includes 49 indicators covering three primary functions: gathering and distributing; transferring; and management and service. The study surveyed a panel of 15 tourism experts and applied the analytical hierarchy process to determine the importance weight of each indicator in the assessment index. Data were transformed to have dimensionless quantities for assessment indicators. Strategic and managerial implications and suggestions are provided based on the results.

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  • Tongqian Zou & Fang Meng & Hengyun Li & Pei Zhang & Yaqing Ren, 2016. "Research Note: Assessment Index of International Tourism Hubs," Tourism Economics, , vol. 22(2), pages 324-330, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:toueco:v:22:y:2016:i:2:p:324-330
    DOI: 10.5367/te.2016.0552
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    1. Lohmann, Guilherme & Albers, Sascha & Koch, Benjamin & Pavlovich, Kathryn, 2009. "From hub to tourist destination – An explorative study of Singapore and Dubai's aviation-based transformation," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 15(5), pages 205-211.
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    1. Fang Meng & Tongqian Zou & Hengyun Li & Yaqing Ren & Pei Zhang, 2016. "International tourism hub," Tourism Economics, , vol. 22(6), pages 1225-1244, December.

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