RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Does the accumulation of creative capital influence the competitiveness of the tourism sector in European regions? A1 Gómez Vega, Mafalda A1 Boal San Miguel, Iván A1 Alonso Villa, Pablo K1 Creative capital K1 Data envelopment analysis K1 European regions K1 Synthetic indicators K1 Tourism competitiveness K1 5302 Econometría K1 5312.90 Economía Sectorial: Turismo AB Recently, more countries have implemented policies aimed at enhancing the synergy between two strategic sectors: tourism and the creative industries. This article assesses this relationship for a sample of European regions (171 regions). Our main contribution lies in assessing how the accumulation of resources linked to the cultural and creative sectors helps to maximize tourism competitiveness—measured by means of an efficiency model. From a methodological point of view, we apply a two-stage model. First, we construct a tourism efficiency indicator and five synthetic indicators of creativity by means of data envelopment analysis. Secondly, we test the influence of the accumulation of creative industries on regions’ tourism competitiveness by means of a regression analysis. The results can be used to draw conclusions which are applicable in the field of management so that destinations can find competitive advantages for their tourism sector and thus enhance their cultural and creative capita. PB SAGE Publications SN 1354-8166 YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69799 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69799 LA eng NO Tourism Economics, 2024, vol.8, n.30, p. 1951-1972 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024