BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN TOURISM

Brikend Aziri, Alexandru Nedelea

Abstract


The tourism sector is gaining increased importance for the economic development of countries around the world. The purpose of this paper is to give a theoretical overview of the classical and contemporary business strategies that can be implemented in a more or less modified form by tourism companies in different countries.

Keywords


Business strategies; tourism; tourism marketing strategies

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