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Tourism, congestion, taxation, and strategic interaction
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posted on 2007-10-24, 00:00 authored by Vijay Mohan, Munirul NabinMunirul Nabin, Pasquale SgroPasquale SgroThis paper examines the strategic interaction between firms and governments in two Small Island Tourism Economies (SITEs). In a situation where congestion can threaten the viability of tourism industries in SITEs, we highlight the role of two factors that determine the distribution of tourists across SITEs: whether the tourism market is vertically or horizontally differentiated, and the extent to which tourists care about congestion. Under these circumstances, counterintuitive results are possible: congestion in a SITE may rise in response to tourists caring more about congestion in the SITE. Moreover, maximising tourism tax revenue emerges as a dominant strategy for governments.
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International journal of tourism policyVolume
1Issue
2Pagination
134 - 152Publisher
Inderscience PublishersLocation
Olney, SwitzerlandISSN
1750-4090eISSN
1750-4104Language
engPublication classification
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