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This study sought to create and test a customer-based brand equity model for Spanish hotels with TripAdvisor data. Using a sample of 1514 hotels and structural equation modelling with an asymptotically distribution-free method, a valid basic, unified model was developed. The results confirm the viability of online data for brand equity research. These data reduce the cost of data capture, allowing the collection of a large amount of data and the creation of more dynamic models. The results also show that aspects of brand equity are now under the control of users, a finding that requires further research. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism and the environment are two closely related concepts. Environmental abuse can result in deteriorating environments with dramatic implications for tourism, which is why more tourism organisations and hotels have been gradually implementing environmental management policies. The objective of this study was to analyse the impact of market positioning as a green hotel on room prices in large cities. The hedonic pricing method was applied to hotels in two locations: Madrid and Barcelona. Data were collected using TripAdvisor ratings, including 677 hotels (i.e. 329 entries for 453 hotels in Madrid and 348 entries for 515 hotels in Barcelona). The results show different patterns for each city in the relationship between hotels' room prices and positioning as eco-friendly and appear to differ from the findings of similar research conducted in other locations. The discussion of results includes some possible explanations for these differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzed the determinants of eco-innovation in a sample of companies drawn from several sectors of economic activity in Spain and studied similarities and differences in their activity. The analysis used information obtained from the Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) database created by the Spanish Institute of Statistics. The methodology used showed that although all the variables used in the model were significant for all sectors of activity, their effects were specific to each sector. The attitude of companies towards eco-innovation was always more significant in the industrial sector than in the service sector. Belonging to a business group, spending on R&D per employee, the introduction of product innovations, and size of the business according to the number of workers have significantly greater effects in the industrial sector than in the service sector. The effect of public economic support and subsidies is much more important in the industrial sector than in the services sector. The main conclusion of this study is to emphasize the special importance of institutional factors in eco-innovation and, in particular, economic aid programs for the implementation of eco-innovation measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Tourism & Management Studies is the property of Escola Superior de Gestao, Hotelaria e Turismo, Universidade do Algarve and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)