CULTURAL HERITAGE IN ALGERIA: A CRUCIAL DETERMININANT FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIVENESS AND COMPETITIVENESS?

Authors

  • Amira SOUALAH AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architectur and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria
  • Mouatez Billah BOUSSOUF AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architectur and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria
  • Houria Ariane AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architecture and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4316/rdt.31.506

Keywords:

cultural heritage, natural resources, tourism, competitiveness, tourism attractiveness, indicators, TTC index.

Abstract

Like many countries in the world, Algeria is struggling to find its place in global tourism competitiveness market. this article aims highlight the role of Algeria’s both natural and cultural heritage resources as part of the Maghreb, based on the methodology of ranking countries according to their travel and tourism competitiveness specific to the World Economic Forum. In addition, the study also attempts to point out the influence of other indicators on this competitiveness, and to broach the limitations of this tool -Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Report- in terms of the distribution of indicators and the choice of variables in the tourism competitiveness assessment process.

Author Biographies

Amira SOUALAH, AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architectur and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

Phd student at AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architectur and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

Mouatez Billah BOUSSOUF, AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architectur and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

Lecturer in the faculty of Architecture and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

Houria Ariane, AUTES Laboratory, faculty of Architecture and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

Lecturer and AUTES lab's director in the faculty of Architecture and urbanism, university of Constantine3, Algeria

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Published

05-06-2021

Issue

Vol. 0 No. 31 (2021)

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