A review of country tourism competitiveness, research performance and overall country competitiveness

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore county tourism competitiveness, research performance, and overall country competitiveness with a view to pinpoint certain issues and perspectives to be explored for pubic policy makers. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is a discussion paper and it presents data collected from a documentary survey based on an appropriate literature search. Findings - The paper discusses some of the issues influencing country tourism competitiveness. Originality/value - The paper is particularly of interest to public policy makers in government departments (tourism and other) as it reviews country tourism competitiveness and overall country competitiveness and for academicians and research bodies.