Destination competitiveness: Are there relationships with destination attributes

This paper investigates the effects of Destination Resources (DR) and Destination Support Services on Destination Competitiveness (DComp). The aim is to highlight how destination supporting services influence destination competitiveness. Researchers have highlighted the importance of various destination attributes as determinants of destination competitiveness, but rarely has the relationship been empirically tested to examine the influence of these attributes on destination competitiveness. This study uses Structural Equation Modelling to empirically examine this relationship..