Abstract

AMAYA MOLINAR, Carlos Mario; SOSA FERREIRA, Ana Pricila  and  MONCADA JIMENEZ, Pedro. Determinants of tourist competitiveness in Mexican sun and beach destinations. Región y sociedad [online]. 2017, vol.29, n.68, pp.279-315. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys.2017.68.a205.

This study is aimed at determining whether the agents of risk, such as the resident population and the visitors, can perceive the competitiveness factors of tourist destinations. In order to achieve this goal the state of the art of the academic literature on the subject was reviewed. Likewise, the most recognized theoretical models and the most frequently used variables and indicators were identified. This empirical study, carried out in two Mexican sun and beach destinations, suggest that the agents of risk can perceive some of those factors. And although a convenience sampling was used now, a probabilistic one could be used in future research. This study contributes to deepening our understanding of the factors that determine tourist destinations’ competitiveness; it goes beyond the use of national abstract indexes or descriptive research.

Keywords : tourist competitiveness; sustainable development; empirical studies; tourists; well-being at destinations.