The UAE's tourism competitiveness: A business perspective

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Noela Michael, Zayed University
Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait
John P. Hayes, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Tourism Management Perspectives

Publication Date

4-1-2019

Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the most popular tourism destinations and the most competitive in the Middle East and North Africa region. Currently, the country aims to reach its full potential to better compete on a global scale. This paper examines factors influencing the competitiveness of the UAE as a tourism destination from the business perspective. The data were collected from a convenience sample of 311 business entrepreneurs and analyzed using a hierarchical regression. The results suggest that destination resources, destination infrastructure and support services, and the general business environment have a significant influence on the UAE's tourism competitiveness. The implications of the study's results are discussed.

DOI Link

10.1016/j.tmp.2019.02.002

ISSN

2211-9736

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Volume

30

First Page

53

Last Page

64

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences | Tourism and Travel

Keywords

Business perspective, Destination competitiveness, United Arab Emirates

Scopus ID

85061605010

Recommended Citation

Michael, Noela; Reisinger, Yvette; and Hayes, John P., "The UAE's tourism competitiveness: A business perspective" (2019). All Works. 3622.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3622

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no