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Determinants of Operating Revenues: Travel Agencies vs Tour Operators in European Union

In: Tourism Management and Sustainable Development

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  • Vinko Zaninović

    (University of Rijeka)

  • Alen Host

    (University of Rijeka)

Abstract

This paper examines the variables determining operating revenues (OR) of more than 15000 Travel Agency and Tour Operators Firms across European Union countries. Using the panel data obtained from BvD Amadeus and spanning the period 2010–2016, our research examines the impact of firm-level (total assets, number of employees) and country-level variables (number of arrivals) on OR in Travel Agencies and Tour Operators separately. Moreover, we also distinguish between firms operating in the South countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Croatia) and North countries (rest of the EU countries). Our results show that there are significant differences between the determinants of OR between Tourist Agencies and Tour Operators, but even more significant differences are found when making comparison between North and South countries. While the size of firms’ assets is the main contributor of OR in the South countries, it is the number of employees that drives the OR in the North countries. Our results also confirm quantitative nature of tourism in the South countries when compared with qualitative nature of tourism in the North countries.

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  • Vinko Zaninović & Alen Host, 2021. "Determinants of Operating Revenues: Travel Agencies vs Tour Operators in European Union," Contributions to Economics, in: Goran Karanovic & Persefoni Polychronidou & Anastasios Karasavvoglou & Helga Maskarin Ribaric (ed.), Tourism Management and Sustainable Development, pages 63-69, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-030-74632-2_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74632-2_5
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    1. Ján Derco, 2022. "The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tour Operator Market—The Case of Slovakia," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-8, October.

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