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TABLE 3
(Continued)
Pillars
Cluster
Mean
Std. Deviation
t
P
Tourism infrastructure
1
2.28
0.760
-5.460
0.000
2
4.98
1.348
ICT infrastructure
1
2.40
0.412
-5.962
0.000
2
4.20
0.845
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
1
4.82
0.529
3.595
0.002
2
4.10
0.339
T&T Human, Cultural and Natural Resources
Human resources
1
4.89
0.278
-2.652
0.015
2
5.21
0.271
Affinity for travel & tourism
1
4.83
0.672
0.119
0.906
2
4.79
0.673
Natural Resources
1
2.98
0.728
-2.847
0.010
2
3.76
0.452
Cultural Resources
1
2.42
0.880
-5.590
0.000
2 4.60 0.964
Comparison of the scores for both clusters revealed that countries in Cluster 1, namely
China (Mean = 5.28), Egypt (Mean = 5.80), Pakistan (Mean = 5.15), Saudi Arabia (Mean =
5.57), and Syria (Mean = 5.10) have relatively lower prices to attract travelers.
T-TEST RESULTS FOR T&T REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
SUBINDEX
As mentioned before in the interpretation of Table 3, Cluster 2 countries
had higher scores in three out of five T&T regulatory framework pillars,
which are policy rules and regulations, environmental sustainability, and
health and hygiene .
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