The Impact and Value of a Tourism Product: A Hybrid Sustainability Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. The Tourism Product
2.2. Stakeholders and Tourism
2.3. Sustainability and Tourism
2.4. Sustainability and Impact Indicators
2.5. Social Value and Measuring Impact
3. A Hybrid Sustainability Model for Measuring Value and Impact
3.1. Part One of the Model: The Sustainability of a Tourism Product
3.2. Product Sustainability and Impact Indicators
3.3. Part Two of the Model: Measuring Tourism Product Value and Change
3.4. The Full Model: Tourism Product Impact and Sustainability Model (TPISM)
4. Discussion and Conclusions
4.1. Findings and Implications
4.2. Future Research Directions and Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Abeal Vázquez, J.P.; Tirado-Valencia, P.; Ruiz-Lozano, M. The Impact and Value of a Tourism Product: A Hybrid Sustainability Model. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2327. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042327
Abeal Vázquez JP, Tirado-Valencia P, Ruiz-Lozano M. The Impact and Value of a Tourism Product: A Hybrid Sustainability Model. Sustainability. 2021; 13(4):2327. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042327
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbeal Vázquez, José Pablo, Pilar Tirado-Valencia, and Mercedes Ruiz-Lozano. 2021. "The Impact and Value of a Tourism Product: A Hybrid Sustainability Model" Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2327. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042327