RT Journal Article
T1 The impact of tourist destination on hotel efficiency : a data envelopment analysis approach
A1 Lado Sestayo, Rubén
A1 Fernández Castro, Ángel Santiago
K1 Data envelopment analysis
K1 Efficiency
K1 Location
K1 Tourist destination
K1 Hotel
AB This paper evaluates the impact of location on hotel efficiency using a sample of 400 Spanish hotels, the novel aspect being that location is considered at the tourist destination level. Moreover, for the first time, the location variables are based on the main theoretical models concerning location in the hotel sector, namely geographical positioning models, agglomeration and urbanization economic models and competitive environment models. The methodology consists of a four-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) model that decomposes super-efficiency in the portion attributable to the tourist destination and the portion attributable to hotel management. Then, managerial efficiency is regressed against hotel characteristics, while tourist destination efficiency is explained by the characteristic of each location. The findings highlight the importance of tourist destinations, providing novel empirical support for the propositions of the main location models. Indeed, the tourist destination is the main cause of differences in the level of efficiency among hotels. The occupancy level, degree of seasonality and market concentration are the variables with the greater impact on efficiency.
PB Elsevier
SN 0377-2217
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39360
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39360
LA eng
NO Lado-Sestayo, R., & Fernández-Castro, Á. S. (2019). The impact of tourist destination on hotel efficiency: A data envelopment analysis approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 272(2), 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.06.043
NO This is the manuscript of an article that has been accepted for publication
DS Minerva
RD 29 abr 2026