Study on Core Capabilities of Tourism Networks

Tourism business networks are becoming more and more popular in the development of tourism industry. This article analyses the coordination of cooperative activities in tourism business networks by challenging the sustainability of the dasiamanipulatingpsila demand approach in favor of the value system continuum in them. It is hypothesized that local tourism businesses must develop new key capabilities in order to face future global competition. The paper focuses on five key capabilities required to manage tourism business networks. The author put forward that capabilities need in tourism business network managing includes: the coordination of cooperation in tourism business networks, value adding relational value production, building the network brand identity, accumulating necessary knowledge and skills, relative independence and multirole of network node, etc.