A contextual view on the role of contemporary architecture in urban tourism destinations: exploring why contemporary architecture is attracting tourism 

    Specht, Jan (Date of defense: 2013-01-25)

    Architecture forms an inherent part of urban tourism. Nevertheless, so far little research has been carried out regarding the interdependencies between urban tourism and architecture in general, as well as contemporary ...

    Accessible tourism: an integrated model of the behaviour of tourists with disabilities in a destination 

    Gassiot Melian, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2016-07-26)

    People with disabilities face a series of constraints when visiting a tourism destination. These constraints have a disproportionate effect on their behaviour compared to those without disabilities. The first article of ...

    Adopción de políticas Lean supply chain en la cadena porcina en Cataluña 

    Pérez Gómez, Catalina (Date of defense: 2009-12-18)

    Después de Alemania, España es el segundo mayor productor de cerdos entre los 25 países de la Unión Europea. El consumidor tiene una importancia relevante debido a la tradición cultural del consumo de carne, reflejada en ...

    Antecedentes de la lealtad en los entornos on line y off line: un análisis empírico aplicado al sector de la aviación civil 

    Forgas Coll, Santiago (Date of defense: 2009-06-26)

    El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la lealtad de los usuarios de líneas aéreas tanto en el entorno online como en el entorno offline. La revisión bibliográfica ha identificado tres antecedentes: la satisfacción, ...

    Branding regional destinations: an integrated stakeholders perspective 

    Piva, Elisa (Date of defense: 2019-07-15)

    This doctoral thesis explores the brand development process of regional destinations in depth, focusing on the supply-side perspective and the concept of brand identity, as well as the perceptions of stakeholders involved ...

    El capital social en las empresas indígenas de turismo. Su análisis y dinamización en la red Expediciones Sierra Norte, México 

    López Guevara, Víctor Manuel (Date of defense: 2014-07-31)

    En esta investigación se estudia, desde una perspectiva analítica y aplicada, la función del capital social en emprendimientos indígenas de turismo ubicados en la Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, México. La perspectiva analítica ...

    Competitiveness and performance measurements for outdoor hospitality park businesses: focusing on resource and capability strategies 

    Grande, Kévin (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)

    This doctoral thesis studies competitiveness and performance as complementary but distinct elements in strategic management. From the point of view of the literature review in hospitality management, this research shows ...

    Consumer's behavioural patterns: the Romanian tourists 

    Rosca, Ingrid Magda (Date of defense: 2017-07-10)

    A doctoral thesis proposes a new model of consumer behaviour in the area of tourism. This research was developed in partnership with Romanian Academy, The World Economy Institute, with the National Foundation of Young ...

    Destination image and risk perception: an integrative perspective 

    Perpiña Blanch, Laura (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)

    This doctoral thesis explores the perception of tourism destinations though two major lines of research, destination image and risk perception, by a compendium of publications. The first article compares the cognitive ...

    El comportament del turisme en una destinació de litoral dins una conjuntura de crisi econòmica 

    Grijalvo Pujol, Marc, 1978 (Date of defense: 2012-11-30)

    The tourism behaviour in a coastal destination within an economic crisis is a research with reference to an specific place: Roses. This research has intended to identify which are the rules of economic behaviour that due ...

    Entrepreneurship, ties and relational networks: the case of a public-private cross-border tourism product 

    Solé Pla, Joan (Date of defense: 2012-02-13)

    The thesis aims to understand the processes of entrepreneurship that try to create businesses or products with a high degree of complexity. This complexity comes from the fact that these products or initiatives can only ...

    Esdeveniments esportius i generació de xarxes turístiques i esportives 

    Sallent Bonaventura, Oriol (Date of defense: 2013-12-04)

    Sporting events strongly affect the relations of agents that become involved during the preparation and execution. This relationship can continue or may disappear. The purpose of this study is to explore the generation of ...

    Estratègies de finançament dels municipis turístics i competitivitat: el cas dels municipis catalans 

    Ruiz García, Ernest (Date of defense: 2010-07-23)

    La problemàtica del finançament dels municipis turístics és un assumpte present en el món local des de fa anys, tot i que no ha trobat una adequada resposta. Aquest treball pretén avaluar si les finances locals representen ...

    Food consumption of Chinese outbound tourists in Spain 

    Lin, Jiayi (Date of defense: 2017-12-15)

    This dissertation aims to understand the food consuming behaviours of international tourists in their long-haul travel. This thesis is presented as a compendium of publications, which the first one intents to build a new ...

    Gestión de la imagen de marca de destinos turísticos maduros usando herramientas online. El caso de la Costa Brava 

    Marin Rabiol, Jaume (Date of defense: 2022-09-16)

    The marketing and promotion of tourist destinations have evolved exponentially with the passage of time and use of the internet. This change has generated different attitudes in tourists and altered how they consume ...

    La gestión de la innovación en las empresas de servicios intensivas en conocimiento tecnológico (t-KIBS) de Cataluña 

    Amores Bravo, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-11-16)

    The present thesis analyses data from 45 t-KIBS (Technological Knowledge Intensive Business services) of Catalonia that are provided with a minimum dimension and activity during the last few years to ensure certain capability ...

    Identifying factors for the customer delight in tourism industry: model and measurement scale 

    Escobar Rivera, Dalilis (Date of defense: 2019-05-24)

    The objective of the present dissertation is to empirically identify customer delight in customer’s most memorable experiences in the context of tourism services. Specifically, the aim of the present dissertation is to ...

    Innovació i desestacionalització de la demanda hotelera en un districte turístic: el paper de les xarxes relacionals 

    Comas Trayter, Jordi (Date of defense: 2005-10-21)

    La tesi es planteja en quina mesura l'estructura de la xarxa social existent en un districte turístic entre els diferents actors que la conformen, i la posició que aquests ocupen en la mateixa, afecta a la estacionalitat ...

    La demanda turística urbana: modelos estructurales de comportamiento de los turistas de Barcelona 

    Moll de Alba Cabot, Jorge Eduardo (Date of defense: 2016-11-25)

    During recent decades the development of urban tourism has proven extraordinarily successful, to the point where it is the form of tourism that has seen the greatest growth worldwide. The city of Barcelona has become one ...

    La formació de la imatge turística induïda: el paper de les xarxes relacionals 

    Camprubí Subirana, Raquel (Date of defense: 2009-06-25)

    El principal objectiu d'aquesta tesi doctoral és determinar quin és l'efecte de la xarxa de relacions en la formació de la imatge turística induïda d'una destinació. A fi de poder assolir aquest objectiu es desenvolupa un ...