CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN THE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES
A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH ON SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES’ TOURISM PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIVENESS FACTORS
Kemal Kantarci, Murat Alper Başaran, Paşa Mustafa Özyurt
Abstract: In this study, relations between tourism and travel competitiveness factors and tourism performance conditions in the South Caucasus Region are examined. By this way, the direction and the effects of competitiveness factors on tourism performance is determined. According to the findings, Azerbaijan was found to be doing better than Georgia and Armenia, although all three countries have similar indexes. The results also postulate that South Caucasus Countries have not been business oriented states yet. On the other hand, when Overall Index is concerned, HCNR (Human Cultural Natural Resources Index) is found to be the most contributive one to overall competitiveness.
Keywords: South Caucasus Countries, Tourism Performance, Competitiveness
Published: p. 303-313
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