.... Findings Although still under-recognized by scholars, mixed methods represent the future of research in tourism and hospitality. Research limitations/implications The investigation is confined to quantitative methods. Originality/value No other surveys sketch a period of 150 years of quantitative...

... to apply quantitative methods to assess the characteristics of a destination (Baggio, 2008). This is an important point. Even if the complexity of a system can be assessed in a qualitative way and the characteristics are easily identifiable, measuring complexity is important as it provides the opportunity...