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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2310-340X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cooperativismo y Desarrollo]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Coodes]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2310-340X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca"]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2310-340X2021000100258</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reseña de la competitividad turística internacional en el área de Centroamérica y el Caribe]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Resenha da competitividade internacional do turismo na área da América Central e do Caribe]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Overview of international tourism competitiveness in Central America and the Caribbean area]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz Bracho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Amparo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor Ernesto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Reinier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" Facultad de Ciencias Técnicas Departamento de Matemáticas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Sevilla Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Departamento de Economía Aplicada II]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sevilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>258</fpage>
<lpage>283</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2310-340X2021000100258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2310-340X2021000100258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2310-340X2021000100258&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El turismo es considerado como la actividad económica fundamental para muchas economías a nivel mundial y es la actividad de mayor crecimiento en el área del Caribe. Con los mercados en constante cambio, la competitividad de los destinos turísticos se hace clave para diferenciar entre una buena gestión del turismo y una gestión ineficiente. El índice de mayor popularidad a nivel internacional y el más abarcador es elaborado por el Foro Económico Mundial, que no contiene a Cuba ni a varios países centroamericanos y caribeños. El presente trabajo trata precisamente de acercar al lector a los conceptos de competitividad turística, así como al Índice de Competitividad Turística y la situación de los países de Centroamérica y el Caribe en el mismo, empleando el método dialéctico como rector en el análisis teórico de la investigación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO O turismo é considerado a atividade econômica fundamental para muitas economias em todo o mundo e é a atividade que mais cresce na região do Caribe. Com os mercados em constante mudança, a competitividade dos destinos turísticos é a chave para diferenciar entre uma boa gestão do turismo e uma gestão ineficiente. O índice mais popular internacionalmente e o mais abrangente é preparado pelo Fórum Econômico Mundial, que não inclui Cuba ou vários países da América Central e do Caribe. Este artigo busca justamente aproximar o leitor dos conceitos de competitividade turística, bem como do Índice de Competitividade Turística e da situação dos países centro-americanos e caribenhos nele contidos, utilizando o método dialético como guia na análise teórica da investigação.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Tourism is considered the fundamental economic activity for many economies worldwide and is the fastest growing activity in the Caribbean area. With markets in constant change, the competitiveness of tourism destinations is key to differentiate between good tourism management and inefficient management. The most popular international index and the most comprehensive is prepared by the World Economic Forum, which does not include Cuba or several Central American and Caribbean countries. The present work tries precisely to bring the reader closer to the concepts of tourism competitiveness, as well as to the Tourism Competitiveness Index and the situation of Central American and Caribbean countries in it, using the dialectic method as a guideline in the theoretical analysis of the research.]]></p></abstract>
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