Abstract The Spanish Federation of Municipalities has, particularly since 2008, been vocal
about a “chronic deficit” situation caused by high public expenditures in tourist areas. Within …

This paper reviews previous models of economic development of tourism using models such
as pentahelix which generally focus more on how synergy and synchronization of …

Sažetak This paper is the outcome of a bilateral Romanian-Austrian research project on new
and innovative initiatives in rural development. It was the aim of the study to identify success …

Are tourist municipalities a breeding ground for corruption? Before the 2008 economic crisis,
Spain experienced an economic boom, together with a surge in political corruption at the …

A quantitative study was conducted to establish the perceptions of local community
members with regards to the perceived economic benefits of tourism activities in their rural …

While it may seem obvious from common sense that retail fuel prices should be higher in
touristic rather than in nontouristic cities, the related empirical literature has failed either to …

This paper examines the features of photographs that affect the memorability of landmarks
that tourists walk past while visiting a place. Empirical results, based on surveys of cruise …

Regional scientists often use surveys to collect spending data as a first step in conducting
state and local economic impact studies. This paper examines the influence of survey …

This research evaluates whether and how Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) from
Flickr photo posts can inform rural tourism management, acting not only as a proxy for visitor …

Relationship between rural tourism and rural development is multifaceted and
multidimensional. Due to this, the impact of rural tourism development on rural communities …