{"id":6922,"date":"2024-01-20T18:43:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T17:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/?page_id=6922"},"modified":"2024-01-21T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:37:12","slug":"6922-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/?page_id=6922","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">a<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"block-34aae4d5-74b8-43b7-8d96-deb2ff7b6b07\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1b3fab\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1b3fab\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1b3fab\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1b3fab\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Determinants of international tourism: Empirical evidence from three Mediterranean countries<\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-6425-4180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" class=\"wp-image-4454\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/orcid-1-e1603636867626.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> <em><strong>Emi Malaj<\/strong>,&nbsp;University of Vlora, Albania<\/em> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3439-2642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" class=\"wp-image-4454\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/orcid-1-e1603636867626.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> <em><strong>Visar Malaj<\/strong>, University of Tirana, Albania &amp; CERGE-EI Foundation<\/em><br>Published online: 20 December 2023, JTHSM, 9(2), pp.66-72.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOI:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.10539747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10.5281\/zenodo.10539747<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full-text download:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/vol9iss2\/9-2-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PDF_Download_Logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" style=\"width:54px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Export reference:<\/strong><em><br><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10539747\/export\/bibtex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BibTeX<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">,,<\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10539747\/export\/datacite-xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DataCite XML<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">,,<\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10539747\/export\/dublincore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dublin Core XML<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">,,<\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/10539747\/export\/json\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JSON<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cite as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaj, E., &amp; Malaj, V. (2023). Determinants of international tourism: Empirical evidence from three Mediterranean countries. Journal of Tourism, Heritage &amp; Services Marketing, 9(2), 66\u201372. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.10539747<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-56387cc1-9caa-44bd-8acc-d8253540686e\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/cdn.plu.mx\/widget-popup.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"plumx-plum-print-popup plum-liberty-theme\" href=\"https:\/\/plu.mx\/plum\/a\/?ssrn_id=3883690\" data-popup=\"right\" data-badge=\"true\" data-site=\"plum\" data-hide-when-empty=\"true\">The Impact of External Factors on ICT Usage Practices at Unesco World Heritage Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/?page_id=6804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crossmark2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2066\" style=\"width:121px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crossmark2.png 470w, https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crossmark2-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Purpose<\/em><\/strong><em>: This paper investigates the main factors of international tourist arrivals to three Mediterranean destinations, namely Greece, Albania and Montenegro.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Methods<\/em><\/strong><em>: A gravity model for panel data was used to analyze the number of tourists from twenty of the most important origin countries during the period 2012-2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Results<\/em><\/strong><em>: Findings show that international tourism is adversely affected by bilateral distance and large-scale crisis such as COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the flow of international visitors is positively related to populations and incomes per capita in origin and destination countries, geographical contiguity and climate similarity. Other pull factors for tourism flows include total investments in infrastructure, and political stability and absence of violence or terrorism.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Implications<\/em><\/strong><em>: The results of this research provide some important implications and recommendations for tourism industry policymakers and managers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords: <\/strong><em>Mediterranean, tourism, gravity model, pull factors, crisis<\/em><br><strong>JEL Classification: <\/strong>L83, B23, O47 <\/p>\n\n\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/cdn.plu.mx\/widget-popup.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plu.mx\/plum\/a\/?ssrn_id=4484330\" data-popup=\"right\" data-badge=\"true\" class=\"plumx-plum-print-popup plum-liberty-theme\" data-site=\"plum\" data-hide-when-empty=\"true\">E-Loyalty Formation of Generation Z: Personal Characteristics and Social Influences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/?page_id=6907\">&lt; Previous article in Vol. 9, Iss. 2<\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">aaaaaaaaaaa<\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jthsm.gr\/?page_id=6942\">Next article in Vol. 9, Iss. 2 &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a Determinants of international tourism: Empirical evidence from three Mediterranean countries Emi Malaj,\u00a0University of Vlora, Albania &amp; Visar Malaj, University of Tirana, Albania &amp; CERGE-EI FoundationPublished online: 20 December 2023, JTHSM, 9(2), pp.66-72. 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