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Cruise ports: A strategic nexus between regions and global lines-evidence from the mediterranean

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    Identifier: imarina:9285078
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9285078
    Authors:
    Gui LPaolo Russoz A
    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.

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Gui L; Paolo Russoz A
    Department: Geografia
    URV's Author/s: Russo, Antonio
    Keywords: Strategic approach Stakeholder Spain Regionalization Puertos del mediterraneo Port operation Planificación regional Global value chains Economía del turismo Catalonia
    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: Transportation Sociologia i política Ocean engineering Management, monitoring, policy and law Interdisciplinar Geography, planning and development Geografía Engenharias iii Engenharias i Economia Ciencias sociales
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 0308-8839
    Author's mail: antonio.russo@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-8768-246X
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    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
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2011
    Publication Type: Journal Publications

  • Keywords:

    Geography, Planning and Development,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Ocean Engineering,Transportation
    Strategic approach
    Stakeholder
    Spain
    Regionalization
    Puertos del mediterraneo
    Port operation
    Planificación regional
    Global value chains
    Economía del turismo
    Catalonia
    Transportation
    Sociologia i política
    Ocean engineering
    Management, monitoring, policy and law
    Interdisciplinar
    Geography, planning and development
    Geografía
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias i
    Economia
    Ciencias sociales

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