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Assessing performance in services: the travel agency industry

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  • Ricardo Sellers-Rubio
  • Juan L. Nicolau-Gonzálbez

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The aim of this article is to compare different approaches to the evaluation of economic performance in tourism. For the first time in tourism, this article simultaneously applies traditional productivity measures as well as parametric and non-parametric techniques to estimate efficiency and compares the results obtained. The empirical application is carried out on a sample of 567 travel agencies operating in Spain in 2004. The results reveal important differences depending on the methodology employed. Overall, none of the methodologies can be said to be better than the rest. These results highlight the importance of considering different approaches when evaluating performance in tourism.

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  • Ricardo Sellers-Rubio & Juan L. Nicolau-Gonzálbez, 2007. "Assessing performance in services: the travel agency industry," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 653-667, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:servic:v:29:y:2007:i:5:p:653-667
    DOI: 10.1080/02642060902720147
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