Reassessing Global Rankings: a critical review of ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS in Tourism and Hospitality

Key Points

• The review critiques the reliability of global rankings in tourism and hospitality, emphasizing methodological flaws.
• Key findings suggest that prevailing rankings may not accurately reflect true performance in the tourism sector.
• Critical review methodology analyzes various metrics and their implications for industry evaluation procedures.
• Findings support a need for improved assessment frameworks to enhance ranking credibility in tourism and hospitality.