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Abstract: One major focus of attention in studies of internationalization is the choice of entry mode into a foreign market. The region formed by the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is currently the top destination chosen by Balearic hotel chains in their international expansion. This study attempts to pinpoint the factors that play a decisive role in the decision process of Balearic hotel chains when choosing a growth strategy for expansion into the Caribbean. New explanatory factors that have not previously been taken into account by the literature have been considered for the identification of determinants playing a key role in the choice of entry mode by hotel chains. The main findings show that the choice of foreign market entry mode cannot rely solely on host-specific factors. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: We develop a new decision making approach for dealing with uncertain information and apply it in tourism management. We use a new aggregation operator that uses the uncertain weighted average (UWA) and the uncertain induced ordered weighted averaging (UIOWA) operator in the same formulation. We call it the uncertain induced ordered weighted averaging – weighted averaging (UIOWAWA) operator. We study some of the main advantages and properties of the new aggregation such as the uncertain arithmetic UIOWA (UA-UIOWA) and the uncertain arithmetic UWA (UAUWA). We study its applicability in a multi-person decision making problem concerning the selection of holiday trips. We see that depending on the particular type of UIOWAWA operator used, the results may lead to different decisions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]