Optimizing Tour Guide Selection: A Best–Worst Scaled Assessment of Critical Performance Criteria for Enhanced Tour Quality

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4213 - 4213

Published: May 7, 2025

This study addresses the critical need for an evaluation framework tour guides within rapidly expanding tourism sector of Saudi Arabia. Employing best–worst method, a robust multi-criteria decision-making technique, this identifies and prioritizes key criteria guide performance. Experts ranked local cultural historical background as most significant attribute, demonstrating its importance in delivering authentic enriching visitor experiences. Results revealed relative weights other criteria, highlighting significance several factors such language proficiency, time management, environmental ethical awareness. Notably, technology adaption criterion received lowest weighting, indicating potential area future focus sector. The study’s findings provide foundational developing comprehensive system. contributes to growing body literature on offers practical implications training development initiatives Arabian industry.

Language: Английский

Assessing Sustainable Agriculture in the EU/Baltic Countries Using Multi‐Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and EUROSTAT Data Using Stakeholder's View

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 14, 2025

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to provide an evaluation sustainable agricultural development in the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia), with contextual references EU sustainability frameworks such as Green Deal Common Agricultural Policy. It uses MCDM approaches, namely TOPSIS approach, combination statistical data obtained from EUROSTAT together survey derived experts. methodology assessment provided through environmental, economic, social indicators. Soil health, water usage, fertilizer pollution, biodiversity, area organic agriculture are chosen indicators extended by assigning a priority level according importance agriculture. study hence reaffirms that soil health most significant factor affecting crop production region and, such, need embark on conservation measures. Utilization careful control polluting major future sustainability. This paper integrates theoretical information empirical findings basis for comprehensive evidence‐based recommendations concerning states may be provided. These highlight experts' prioritization environmental concerns—particularly efficiency, pollution—as central region.

Language: Английский

Evaluating Agri-Environmental Indicators for Land Use Impact in Baltic Countries Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Eurostat Data

Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 2238 - 2238

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

The present research assesses the agri-environmental sustainability of Baltic states, namely Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, while analyzing agricultural biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, land utilization, energy use, water management. For purpose these evaluations ranking, we employ Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), applied a set indicators (AES) collected from various sources, including Eurostat similar databases. This knowledge is necessary help policymakers or managers who are interested in developing more sustainable agriculture region. That why, according findings, highest AES value attributed followed Lithuania Estonia. Conservation methods that were essential included High-Nature-Value farmland, bird populations habitats, organic farming, water. It emphasizes use Multi-Criteria Decision Making tools combining both qualitative quantitative data form general framework assessment. Another goal this fill gap literature regarding lack attention paid area general. This, therefore, suggests assessing strengths weaknesses nation-states provides critical information can inform change management practices, nutrition practices agriculture, ability natural world adapt. findings will be useful governmental leaders individuals involved need find balance between economic growth conservation, as well scholars working improve international measures

Language: Английский