Author, as appears in the article.: Gui L; Paolo Russoz A

Department: Geografia

URV's Author/s: Russo, Antonio

Keywords: Catalonia Economía del turismo Global value chains Planificación regional Port operation Puertos del mediterraneo Regionalization Spain Stakeholder Strategic approach

Abstract: Tourism global value chains connect strategically to local operations; in the case of cruise lines, where most part of the experience happens in a 'placeless' environment, cruise ports embody this singular but fundamental connection. However, a third stakeholder should be taken into account in cruise product design, and it is the destination region. This article introduces an analytic framework that connects the global structure of cruise value chains to the regional articulation of land-based cruise services, and reflects upon strategies by which local agents can enhance the generation of value at the local level. After discussing the possible strategies of port regionalization, we present a general framework to assess the competitive position of a cruise destination. A case study of Catalonia and its three main ports is used as an illustration. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Thematic Areas: Ciencias sociales Economia Engenharias i Engenharias iii Geografía Geography, planning and development Interdisciplinar Management, monitoring, policy and law Ocean engineering Sociologia i política Transportation

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: antonio.russo@urv.cat

ISSN: 0308-8839

Author identifier: 0000-0001-8768-246X

Record's date: 2023-02-19

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03088839.2011.556678

Papper original source: Maritine Policy And Management. 38 (2): 129-150

APA: Gui L; Paolo Russoz A (2011). Cruise ports: A strategic nexus between regions and global lines-evidence from the mediterranean. Maritine Policy And Management, 38(2), 129-150. DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.556678

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Article's DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.556678

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2011

Publication Type: Journal Publications