Tourism Review: Volume 74 Issue 6

Business models in tourism

Stephan Reinhold, Florian J. Zach, Dejan Krizaj

Business models in tourism – state of the art

Stephan Reinhold, Florian J. Zach, Dejan Krizaj

This paper aims to review the state of the art for the Tourism Review special issue on “Business Models in Tourism”. The authors’ purpose is twofold: first, to contextualize the…

A business model typology for destination management organizations

Stephan Reinhold, Pietro Beritelli, Rouven Grünig

The need and legitimacy of destination management organizations (DMOs) are increasingly questioned. Still, the tourism literature provides little advice on how DMOs change and…

Game on! A new integrated resort business model

Aaron Tham, Danny Huang

This paper aims to present the case for a new integrated resort business model. It does so by integrating the notion of a smart tourism ecosystem into the concept of dynamic…

Jumia travel in Africa: expanding the boundaries of the online travel agency business model

Maxime Weigert

This study aims to analyse the business model of Jumia Travel, an innovative online travel agency (OTA) that operates in African markets. Focusing on market conditions and…

An examination of a social tourism business in Granada, Nicaragua

Alexia Franzidis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the business model of a successful social tourism business in Granada, Nicaragua. The study assesses how the business provides an avenue to…