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Baking Dalarna's biking cake: Collaboration as a means for destination competitiveness, a case study of “Biking Dalarna"
Högskolan Dalarna, Akademin Industri och samhälle, Företagsekonomi. (CeTLeR)
2013 (engelsk)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 poäng / 15 hpOppgave
Abstract [en]

In the contemporary tourism industry, the competitive game is between destinations. Tourism operations struggle to remain competitive on the international market and their success depends to a large extent on other complementary and competing tourism organizations at the destination. It is the sum of the total tourism offerings at the destination which determines its attractiveness. This research explores tourism collaboration process as a means of generating destination competitiveness. The focus of the research is on the enhancing factors which contribute to the success of the collaboration and to the development of quality tourism products. The research studies the case of Biking Dalarna, a collaboration of different organizations at five biking destinations in Dalarna, Sweden. Its purpose is to develop biking tourism in the region and to make Dalarna into Sweden’s leading biking destination. It is a qualitative research; the empirical data was collected through in depth interviews with representatives of six Biking Dalarna member organizations. The qualitative data collected from the participants provides inside look into the members reflections and experience of collaborating. The findings of this research demonstrate how collaboration has improved the biking product in Dalarna and promoted solutions to development problems. The research finds the good relationship between the collaborating actors and the involvement and leadership of the regional tourism management organization as the most contributing factors to the success of Biking Dalarna. The research also suggests that a third desired outcome of collaboration, improved marketing attributes was yet to be achieved in the case of Biking Dalarna.

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2013. , s. 37
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Collaboration, Cluster, Destination competitiveness, Mountain biking tourism, Dalarna
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-12704OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-12704DiVA, id: diva2:635965
Tilgjengelig fra: 2013-07-08 Laget: 2013-07-08 Sist oppdatert: 2016-12-21bibliografisk kontrollert

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