Journal of Urban Studies on Space and Place

The Effect of Smart Tourism Sustainable Development on The Economic Growth in Selected Tourist Destinations

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohadeseh Ataee 1
Hosein Sharifi Renani 2
Sara Ghobadi 3

1 Ph.D student in Economics, Department of Economics, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Economics, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Economics, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/jspr.2024.2036828.1079
Abstract
Given the role of smart tourism development in ensuring the sustainability of destinations and improving tourist experiences, as well as the importance of changing policymakers' perspectives on tourism development and its infrastructure, it is essential to examine the position of sustainable tourism development alongside smart technologies and its significance for the economic growth of tourism destinations. Therefore, this study aimed to design an econometric model to investigate the impact of sustainable smart tourism development on economic growth and to estimate it for selected destinations. To facilitate a comparison of these destinations, two categories of tourism destinations in East and West Asia were selected. According to the results, sustainable smart tourism development led to improved economic growth in the studied destinations, and an increase in the variables driving the enhancement of the tourism industry's added value also contributed to economic growth in these destinations. In this estimation, the effect of increased environmental pollution indices showed a reduction in economic growth. Additionally, the Dummy variable introduced to compare the two categories of selected tourism destinations was found to be significant, indicating that the leadership of East Asian countries in planning for sustainable smart tourism development has positively influenced their models and economic growth.

Keywords

Economic Growth
Sustainable Development
Tourist Industry
Tourist Destinations
TTI index

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