%0 Journal Article
%T Competitiveness of tourist destinations as a research problem in the geography of tourism – analytical assumptions behind the research model
%A Mika, Mirosław
%J Geographical Studies
%V 2012
%R 10.4467/20833113PG.12.022.0663
%N Issue 130
%P 91-105
%K tourist destinations, research model, geography of tourism, tourist competitiveness
%@ 1644-3586
%D 2012
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-geograficzne/article/competitiveness-of-tourist-destinations-as-a-research-problem-in-the-geography-of-tourism-analytical-assumptions-behind-the-research-model
%X 
	The paper explores the issue of competitiveness in the field of tourism. Assuming an economic perspective and basing on a discussion of the issue with respect to tourist destinations, the paper looks at this type of analysis in the field of the geography of tourism. The paper utilizes systems analysis to create a competitiveness research model for multifunctional tourist destinations, which factors in a spectrum of determinants driving local tourist development.