The influence of the political environment and destination governance on sustainable tourism development: a study of Bled, Slovenia

In the context of sustainable tourism development, there are many studies about the exchange process between residents and tourism, yet this issue is practically unexplored with respect to the political environment of tourism. Therefore, this paper introduces and posits that the political environment is a necessary enabler for implementing sustainable tourism. The authors extend the established three-pillar sustainability concept by adding in the political dimension. Then they surveyed how residents' positive and negative perceptions of tourism impacts determine their satisfaction with life in the tourism destination and thus their support for tourism in their community. The model was empirically tested within the context of the long-established Alpine destination of Bled in Slovenia. The findings confirm the importance of the political environment and question the sustainability of Bled's tourism development. It is suggested that the community has relatively weak destination governance due to the underdeveloped political environment. The survey expands and deepens the tourism sustainability debate by adding in the political environment and how it relates to the emerging growth of research on destination governance. The proposed model can be adapted and applied to any destination in order to improve its governance, including the implementation of sustainable tourism development

Poboljšana elektromagnetska kompatibilnost (EMC) sklopnog energetskog pretvarača sa slučajnom modulacijom

This paper surveys some analytical and experimental results concerning different randomized modulation strategies in switched-mode power converters (SMPCs). After a short review of practical experiences within the literature it presents the benefits of several randomized schemes for power converters (i.e. reduced electromagnetic interference - EMI, and lower acoustic noise). It also introduces the mathematical background for dealing with randomized modulation within the medium-frequency range: power spectrum density (PSD). Finally, the EMI measurements confirm the improved EMC performances of the randomized boost rectifier, as also in the DC-DC buck converter.Ovaj članak istražuje analitičke i eksperimentalne rezultate različitih slučajnih strategija modulacije u sklopnim energetskim pretvaračima (SMPCs). Nakon kratkog pregleda praktičnih iskustava iz literature, predstavljene su prednosti nekoliko slučajnih shema za energetske pretvarače (smanjena elektromagnetska interferencija - EMI, i niži akustični šum). Također, uvedena je matematička podloga za rad sa slučajnom modulacijom u području srednjih frekvencija: spektralna gustoća snage (PSD). Konačno, EMI mjerenja potvrđuju poboljšanja EMC performansi slučajnih uzlaznih ispravljača, kao i DC-DC silaznih pretvarača

Environmental resources and the hotel industry: the case of Slovenia.

Abstract This chapter explores the capacity of environmental resources to become a competitive advantage for the hotel industry, making an application to Slovenia. The chapter investigates whether hotel managers perceive environmental management techniques as a competitive factor of this business, and the level of priority they confer to these tools. The distinction between the actions of environmental quality management (EQM) and environmental impact management (EIM) is also investigated. In this context, the competitive advantage factor (CAF) model is expanded by a new factor, the environmental management and EQM and EIM components. The model is tested empirically in the case of the Slovenian hotel industry. The investigation provides a benchmark to measure the competitive advantages provided by environmental management techniques.</p

Tourism innovations

The priority of development of the tourism industry in Kazakhstan is justified by the need to diversify the structure of the national economy and move away from its raw-material orientation. The development of inbound tourism should contribute to the growth of foreign exchange earnings, and domestic tourism - to ensure the availability of recreation for Kazakhstanis. Events of the last two years (COVID-19 pandemic, complication of the geopolitical situation in the Eurasian region) demonstrate the need for increased attention to domestic tourism. Successful development of Kazakhstani tourism is largely determined by the level of services provided. Unfortunately, today it is absolutely impossible to assert that the Kazakhstan tourist market is adequate to all innovations of the industry known in the modern world. Successful realization of innovation policy in the industry is largely determined by the level of knowledge of existing innovations and their varieties. Besides, efficiency of the undertaken actions can be provided only at correct delegation of functional responsibility and powers to stakeholders. Therefore, this article aims to build the author\u27s model of tourist innovations implementation with indication of levels of responsibility of actors in the tourism industry for implementation of innovations in various spheres of activity. The proposed model is applicable in the design of development strategies for the tourism industry. When writing the article the methods of analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, comparative analysis, as well as the method of visualization were used. The results of the study will complement the scientific foundations of the theory of innovation in tourism and may be of interest in the development of regional and national programs for tourism development

Drivers of Destination Competitiveness in Tourism: A Global Investigation

Debates about competitiveness and productivity are practically unexplored with respect to tourism. This article posits a productivity-related measure—total tourism contribution to GDP per employee in tourism—in order to examine destination competiveness. Comprehensive results based on a destination competitiveness model are obtained by analyzing tourism-specific and wider economy-based competitiveness factors. These are represented by six destination competitiveness factors measured by 55 indicators for 139 destinations over the period 2007–2011. Study findings demonstrate that tourism-specific factors, such as Tourism Infrastructure and Destination Management, are the major competitiveness drivers in developing countries, while destination competitiveness in developed countries depends on the tourism-specific factor of Destination Management as well as on wider economic conditions such as General Infrastructure, Macro-Environment, and Business Environment. The study offers a novel approach in the operationalization and estimation of a theoretically grounded and empirically validated tourism competitiveness model and discusses the implications for tourism policy

Achieving destination competitiveness: an importance–performance analysis of Serbia

As a relatively new and under-researched tourism destination, Serbia provides an interesting context to assess destination competitiveness in conditions of global environmental changes and the additional challenges of transition from a socialist economy to a market-based economy. This article uses importance–performance analysis (IPA) to assess the importance of different activities to underpin tourism development in Serbia, as well as the industry's perceived performance in respect of these activities. There are a number of areas in which Serbian tourism industry considers itself to be underperforming in the implementation of activities to maintain destination competitiveness. This article analyses these results in detail using IPA as a diagnostic tool. Particular attention is paid to investigating the implications of the findings for both destination managers and private tourism operators in Serbia that can assist them to develop a focused action agenda to achieve and maintain destination competitive advantage. The approach can be used in other destinations to assess tourism ability to meet the challenges of global trends

Teoretičeskie aspekty razvitija innovacionnogo turizma

The relevance of the research topic lies in the fact that today innovation is necessary in many areas, including tourism. The developing tourism industry needs to find new approaches to increase its competitiveness. The ability to interest tourists in their activities is a guarantee of stable income and business development, which is also facilitated by innovations that will distinguish the company from others. The scale and dynamics of changes in innovation activities have determined the need for research, systematization and streamlining of scientific knowledge and approaches in this area. Thus, the object of the study was innovative processes in tourism. The purpose of the work is to reveal the essence and significance of innovative tourism. To do this, the article carried out a comprehensive analysis of existing approaches to the definition of the terms innovation, innovation, innovation process, innovation in the tourism industry. The scientific and practical significance lies in the fact that the results of the study can be used by scientists and students involved in research on the problem, tourism companies to develop and implement plans for the introduction of innovative products and services, as well as state and local executive bodies to develop strategic and tactical plans. development of the tourism industry in Kazakhstan. The study is based on the methods of theoretical analysis: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. The study revealed the main features of innovation in the tourism industry. The result of the analysis was the author\u27s definition of innovative tourism