RT Journal Article
T1 Public–private partnership as an innovative approach for sustainable tourism in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
A1 Herrero Amo, María Dolores
A1 De Stefano, María Cristina
AB Purpose: The current tourism model based on luxury hotel resorts in the Gulf of Papagayo (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) is largely affecting the living condition of its nearby communities. This paper aims to discuss the importance of promoting public–private partnerships (PPPs) as innovative forms of governance to increase the sustainability of this tourism model.Design/methodology/approach: Based on the review of institutional documents and the PPP literature, this article critically maps each stage of the process to design PPPs for sustainable tourism, taking into account the case of Guanacaste. In this way, it offers a practical guideline to plan partnerships involving academia, public institutions and private partners in particular tourism sites.Findings: The paper shows that the feasibility of a PPP in Guanacaste strongly depends on the alignment of partners’ local interests, on the adequacy of the partnership to the social and economic conditions of the context wherein it has to be carried out, and on the appropriation of results from partners.Originality/value: This work combines a theoretical and practical perspective to understand the interactive process to be carried out to design PPPs in developing tourism destinations.
PB Emerald
SN 1755-4217
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92687
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92687
LA eng
NO Herrero Amo, M.D. and De Stefano, M.C. (2019), "Public–private partnership as an innovative approach for sustainable tourism in Guanacaste, Costa Rica", Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-11-2018-0078
NO Winner as Highly Commended Paper in the 2020 Emerald Literati Award
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025