%0 Journal Article
%T Regional Competitiveness of a Tourism Cluster: A Conceptual Model Proposal
%A Ferreira
%A Jo£¿o M.
%A Estev£¿o
%A Cristina M. S.
%J Revista Encontros Cientšªficos - Tourism & Management Studies
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X tourism is characterized for being a sector that has been highlighted as one of the activities with greatest potential for expansion on a global scale. for its growth potential and for being a product that can only be consumed in loco, tourism accepts the prominence role of being a strategy for local development. in this context the search for competitiveness is one of the key concerns of companies around the world. as clusters being a competent tool in companies£¿ performance, in regional development and in countries£¿ competitiveness, it is important to analyze its potential in tourism. this research aims to propose a conceptual model to analyze how a tourism cluster encourages its regional competitiveness.
%K cluster
%K tourism
%K regional development
%K competitiveness.
%U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1646-24082009000100004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en