Possibilities for implementing the cluster model in the tourism industry of Ukraine

Abstract

Tourism is considered to be the largest industry in the world and one of the most rapidly changing sectors of the global economy. Since tourism is extremely labor intensive, the developing countries have a revealed strong potential comparative advantage. One of the ways to achieve drivers of innovation and competitiveness in the light of globalization is the association and cooperation of enterprises in the cluster. The main factors of the tourism cluster on an individual and system level constitute the cluster and support the competitiveness of tourism destinations. These factors are indices of domestic and regional environments where destinations are located and where the tourism cluster is formed. They include core resources and attractions, destination management, complementary conditions, and demand conditions. When these environments support and permit sufficient inputs such as skilled labor, assets, attractive resources, and provide better information about products and tourist needs to the relevant suppliers, tourism destinations gain a competitive advantage.