AN INVESTMENT-CLIMATE AND INCENTIVE-BASED METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF UZBEKISTAN’S TOURISM SECTOR: LESSONS FROM TÜRKİYE’S TOURISM INVESTMENT POLICY
Keywords:
New hotels, resorts, cultural facilities, transport infrastructure, and recreational complexes determine not only the capacity of a destination to receive visitors but also the quality of the tourism experience, the distribution of economic benefits, and the environmental footprint of tourism growth.Abstract
Investment has become a central driver of tourism development in emerging economies.
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