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Examination of travel and tourism competitiveness contribution to national economy competitiveness of sub-Saharan Africa countries

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  • Bojan Krstic
  • Sonja Jovanovic
  • Vesna Jankovic-Milic
  • Tanja Stanisic

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The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of travel and tourism competitiveness (measured by the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index [TTCI]) on the national economic competitiveness of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries (measured by the Global Competitiveness Index [GCI]). The aim is to identify critical factors for improving competitiveness of SAA countries from the area of tourism competitiveness. The study was conducted using the following methods: regression, cluster and grey relational analysis (GRA). Results reveal that travel and tourism competitiveness has a high impact on national competitiveness in the analysed group of countries. The study identified three homogeneous groups within SSA countries according to the TTCI pillars. The different impact of the TTCI on the GCI is determined in each of these three homogeneous groups of countries. The outcomes of this study could provide recommendations for tourism development policy-makers in SSA countries based on the results of GRA.

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  • Bojan Krstic & Sonja Jovanovic & Vesna Jankovic-Milic & Tanja Stanisic, 2016. "Examination of travel and tourism competitiveness contribution to national economy competitiveness of sub-Saharan Africa countries," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(4), pages 470-485, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:33:y:2016:i:4:p:470-485
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2016.1179103
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    1. Kenneth M. K. Bengesi & Juma O. Abdalla, 2018. "Forces Driving Purchasing Behaviour of Tourists Hotels Along Tourist-Agricultural Supply Chain in Zanzibar," International Journal of Marketing Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(2), pages 36-46, June.
    2. Ali Uyar & Cemil Kuzey & Mehmet Ali Koseoglu & Abdullah S Karaman, 2023. "Travel and tourism competitiveness index and the tourism sector development," Tourism Economics, , vol. 29(4), pages 1005-1031, June.
    3. Bo Tang & Hao Luo, 2022. "Mismatch and Coupling: A Study on the Synergistic Development of Tourism-Economy-Ecology Systems in the Pearl River Delta," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-24, July.
    4. Adam Stecyk & Marta Sidorkiewicz & Katarzyna Orfin-Tomaszewska, 2021. "Model of Regional Tourism Competitiveness: Fuzzy Multiple-Criteria Approach (FDM-FAHP-PROMETHE II Framework)," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 638-662.
    5. Xia Wang & Danli Liu, 2020. "The Coupling Coordination Relationship between Tourism Competitiveness and Economic Growth of Developing Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-18, March.

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