Editorial

Citation

Bieger, T. and Laesser, C. (2009), "Editorial", Tourism Review, Vol. 64 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/tr.2009.36964baa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: Tourism Review, Volume 64, Issue 2

Dear readers

Thanks for your continuous support of Tourism Review.

This issue contains four papers.

The first paper by Wineaster Anderson, Catalina Juaneda, and Francisco Sastre discusses the motivations for choosing all-inclusive package tours when travelling, and specifies the visitor and travel attributes associated with those motivations. This work basically contributes to the understanding of the motives behind one travelling through certain tour modes like all-inclusive.

The second paper by Cristi Frent aims to show how the effect of vacation home tourism can be quantified within the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). Computing the contribution of vacation homes to the main TSA aggregates produced quantitative results, showing that vacation homes do make a contribution to the tourism economy.

The third contribution by Harald Pechlaner, Frieda Raich, and Elisabeth Fischer, discusses the importance of cross-sectoral collaborations and the potential role of tourism organizations in an integrated location management system, using the regional governance approach. The paper demonstrates the potential contribution of tourism organizations as cross-sector intermediaries for location management processes, so that the various attractions at a location can all profit by working towards a more competitive and attractive location.

The final paper by Josep-Francesc Valls and Rafael Sardá gives an insight into the perceptions among European tourism experts specialised in tourism planning regarding the impact climate change may have on tourism management.

We wish you a good and hopefully interesting read.

Kind regards

Thomas Bieger and Christian Laesser