Facultad de Turismo, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Departamento Turismo, Facultad de Turismo, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Facultad de Turismo, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
An increasingly globalized world brings with it more intense competition, as well as growing trade and investment flows. In the moments of tension that the tourism sector is experiencing after COVID-19, the formulation of business strategies based on competitiveness is essential. However, in travel agencies studies of this type are the rarest. The negative impact of the non-evaluation of competitiveness in the incoming travel agencies that make up the OSDE Viajes Cuba is shown. To solve this problem, the objective was set: Determine the Global Synthetic Competitiveness Index of the travel agency Havanatur S.A. The applied methodology consists of three phases and six stages, for the identification of the most suitable procedure, composed of dimensions and indicators, statistical methods, logical scheme for calculating the competitiveness index. This allowed us to reach the following results: the chosen procedure could be perfected; The determination of the Synthetic Competitiveness Indices showed the current situation of the agencies under study; It allowed the comparison by dimensions and indicators with other agencies, as well as the determination of the main factors that affect their competitiveness as tourism companies.
The article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Unless otherwise stated, associated published material is distributed under the same licence.
The statements, opinions and data contained in the journal are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publisher and the editor(s). We stay neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.