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 ...

    Agua, actores sociales y servicios de los ecosistemas en la cuenca del río Muga. Una aproximación socioecológica 

    Garau, Enrica (Date of defense: 2022-01-31)

    This doctoral thesis aims to identify and characterize the relationships between stakeholders and water resources through the sociocultural and spatial analysis of the water ecosystem services (WES) in the social-ecological ...

    Anàlisi dels elements de contenció de l’endeutament a les administracions públiques locals 

    València Arévalo, Ivan (Date of defense: 2023-06-16)

    The work begins by carrying out an analysis of the indebtedness of the economic units, in order to assess their financial structures; the main theories developed are set out, which define the basic guidelines when referring ...

    Anàlisi dels preus al sector hoteler de la Costa Brava Sud 

    Espinet i Rius, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 1999-05-25)

    L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi és analitzar els preus hotelers, que inclouen tant el preu que cobra l'hoteler com el que paga el turista. Més en concret, aquesta tesi pretén entendre i explicar la política de preus del sector ...

    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, ...

    Barcelona y el turismo coreano. Un análisis a través de los medios de comunicación coreanos 

    Kang, Sin Gyu (Date of defense: 2022-02-07)

    The Spanish Tourism Office pointed out in 2012 that between 40,000 and 50,000 South Koreans had traveled to Spain. This figure, validated by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reflects that in nine years the ...

    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 ...

    Canvis recents en el consum i la gestió de l'aigua en espais turístics. El cas de la Costa Brava (Girona) 

    Gabarda Mallorquí, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2017-02-13)

    Tourism has become one of the most important economic sectors in the Mediterranean coast. Despite the economic benefits generated by tourism at local and regional level, the environmental impacts related to water consumption ...

    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 ...

    Catalan gastronomy in the province of Girona: a study of tourists’ awareness of gastronomy and the available gastronomic options in accommodations 

    Forgas Serra, Sara (Date of defense: 2019-11-07)

    Tourists are interested in getting to know the gastronomy of the destinations. Those tourists who visit the Costa Brava are confused with the knowledge of Catalan cuisine. Based on this observation, the web pages of ...

    Communicative action in collaborative governance: striving for consensus to create knowledge and make collective decisions 

    Palomares Cano, Xavier (Date of defense: 2018-09-28)

    This thesis adopts Habermas’s theory of communicative action to explore how consensus-oriented actions contribute to knowledge creation and collective decision-making in collaborative governance processes. Through studying ...

    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 ...

    Defining the effect of service quality measurement on service design procedures: mixed methods analysis of four performing arts festivals in Catalonia, Spain 

    Arévalo-Montealegre, Camilo (Date of defense: 2023-01-23)

    Evidence suggests that customer satisfaction relates directly to engagement, loyalty, and wordof- mouth. Moreover, a growing body of literature in the cultural tourism sector recognises the importance of guaranteeing ...

    Desarrollo de un destino de turismo médico en el contexto de la frontera México-Estados Unidos: el caso de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México 

    Martínez Almanza, María Teresa (Date of defense: 2016-07-15)

    La asistencia sanitaria es uno de los temas primordiales del siglo XXI. Los problemas relacionados con la atención médica contemporánea han generado una creciente demanda de servicios de pacientes extranjeros. En el marco ...

    Desarrollo sostenible y derechos culturales. Contribuciones desde las ciudades y los gobiernos locales con la Agenda 21 de la cultura y Cultura 21 Acciones 

    Pascual i Ruiz, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    The research studies the contributions that cities and local governments have made to debates, both locally and globally, on cultural rights and on the role of the culture in sustainable development. The research consists ...

    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 ...