RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The segmentation of Canary Island tourism markets by expenditure: implications for tourism policy. A1 Díaz Pérez, Flora María A1 Bethencourt-Cejas, M. A1 Álvarez González, J.A. K1 Mercado turístico K1 Segmentación de gasto K1 Ventaja competitiva K1 Islas Canarias AB The Canary Islands have an indisputable comparative and competitive edge within the European Union as regards their tourism products. The present study takes a segmented market approach to study the Canary Islands tourism market, featuring a range of tourism products, each of which satisfies to a greater or lesser extent the needs of one segment of demand. It has two objectives: firstly, to ascertain which segments of demand are currently acquired at destination and secondly, to identify within these segments the niches associated with the highest expenditure. This will enable us to draw up guideliness for a regional policy on product innovation that focuses on these niches and thus generates higher levels of local development. SN 0261-5177 YR 2005 FD 2005 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35587 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35587 LA en NO Tourism Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2004.06.009. Print ISSN: 0261-5177; e-ISSN: 1879-3193 DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 08-jun-2024