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Tourism & Management Studies

 ISSN 2182-8458 ISSN 2182-8466

OLIVEIRA, Carlyle Tadeu Falcão de; ZOUAIN, Deborah Moraes; SOUZA, Luiz Alexandre Valadão    DUARTE, André Luís Faria. Competitiveness of tourist destinations: demand and performance factors. []. , 15, 4, pp.17-26. ISSN 2182-8458.  https://doi.org/10.18089/tms.2019.150402.

The present article aims to answer whether tourists and experts have different views on factors that impact tourism at a destination. To that end, we used a qualitative approach and adopted the Critical Incident Technique, which allows respondents to express particular needs and expectations. Data were collected through open-ended questions, the answers were recorded, and notes were taken about the interviewees and relevant parts of their narrative. Data were submitted for content analysis and examined in light of the Brazilian competitiveness model. We considered 77 interviews and classified 209 critical incidents. Results showed that half of the critical incidents did not fit into the analysis categories proposed in the Brazilian competitiveness model, with nine “new categories” emerging in the process. Therefore, there is a difference of perspective between the visitor and the expert concerning what is more important about tourism at a destination.

: Brazil; tourism; competitiveness; critical incident technique; destination performance.

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