Tourism Competitiveness by Shift-Share Analysis to way-forward Destination Management: A case study for Sri Lanka

Authors

  • Imali N. Fernando Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29036/jots.v11i21.139

Keywords:

Competitive advantage, Destination Management, Market specialization, Shift-Share Analysis, Strategy, Tourism

Abstract

Hospitality and Tourism are among the fastest-growing sectors and the source of foreign exchange with indirect-direct employments for quite an appreciable number of economies worldwide. The nature of the sector provides an avenue towards regional development through entrepreneurship venture creations, value addition to the abandoned resources, and regeneration of abandon natural resources with new themes as a novel approach. Tourism currently in a paradigm shift as a comparative advantage of destination is becoming less important than a competitive advantage. The traditional destinations are diminishing while creating novel destinations more relaxation-oriented while leading to residents' economically enriched livelihood. The paper critically analyzes the current tourism competitive position of Sri Lanka with a panel of five rival destinations by adopting shift-share analysis by developing two propositions. Regional Tourism arrivals in rival tourism destinations have been used to perform Shift-share analysis. Findings revealed (a) Sri Lanka as a destination is gaining the competitive advantage of four tourism regions out of six markets. The competitive strategies proposed as recommendations to gain market specialization to the regions with a competitive advantage; (a) market specialization by targeting the markets with a competitive advantage, (b) new marketing programs for markets with competitive disadvantage, and (c) collaborative programs among Asian tourism destinations. The results would be beneficial to Asian region tourism decision-makers trusted with the growth and application of competitive strategies.

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Author Biography

Imali N. Fernando, Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University

Imali N. Fernando                                      

Professor

Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka, email address: imalif@uwu.ac.lk

The author is serving as a Professor in Management attached to the Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka.  Her main research fields are Hospitality and Tourism Marketing, Destination Management, Marketing, and Brand Management.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Fernando, I. N. . (2020). Tourism Competitiveness by Shift-Share Analysis to way-forward Destination Management: A case study for Sri Lanka. Journal of Tourism and Services, 11(21), 88–102. https://doi.org/10.29036/jots.v11i21.139