Trends in tourism research

prefatory remarks

Alvaro Matias, Paulo Neto, Peter Nijkamp

1-5

Advances in tourism research

theoretical paradigms and accountability

Gayle R. Jennings

9-35

The influence of immigration and international tourism on the import demand for consumer goods

a theoretical model

Christian Fischer

37-49

An economic analysis of tourism contracts

allotment and free sale

Massimiliano Castellani, Maurizio Mussoni

51-85

Is tourism specialization sustainable for a small island economy?

a cyclical perspective

Sauveur Giannoni, Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis

87-105

Efficiency in a chain of small hotels with a stochastic production frontier model

Carlos Pestana Barros, Alvaro Matias

107-129

Destination competitiveness

meeting sustainability objectives through strategic planning and visioning

Lisa Ruhanen

133-151

International tourism and economic growth

a panel data approach

Tiago Neves Sequeira, Carla Campos

153-163

Benchmarking in tourism destinations; Keeping in mind the sustainable paradigm

Valentina Bosetti, Mariaester Cassinelli, Alessandro Lanza

165-180

Microeconomic determinants of the duration of stay of tourists

Joaquín Alegre, Pou Llorenç

181-206

Multicriteria evaluation and local environmental planning for sustainable tourism

Andrea De Montis, Giancarlo Deplano, Peter Nijkamp

207-232

Strategic planning of territorial image and attractability

Paulo Neto

233-256

A comparison of methods for assessing the short-run economic impacts of tourist spending on a county economy

Kenneth F. Backman, Brian van Blarcom

259-273

Measuring the impact of tourism on production by means of an input-output model of interior flows

an application to galicia

Luis Castañón, Pereira Xesús

275-291

On "e-attraction" tourism destination " extension and application

Nicolas Peypoch, Bernardin Solonandrasana

293-306

The use of the internet in the hotel sector of the balearic islands

evolution and perceptions

A. Vich-i-Martorell Gabriel, Pou Llorenç

307-324

Efficiency and productivity of Italian tourist destinations

a quantitative estimation based on data envelopment analysis and the malmquist method

Peter Nijkamp

325-343

A night at the opera festival

the economics of opera

Stephen Wanhill

345-365