Attention on global and local networks between tourism firms and organized on the basis of it clusters is increasing among of researchers. Previous studies mostly cover cluster related aspects of networks, but there is no one system of approach and there are different conclusions, where is the need for proper clarification and classification of all existing concepts. The aim of this paper is to analyze and make a review of the existing literature on cluster concepts for tourism industry. This paper differs from previous researches in that it addresses the tourism dimension of the networking literature and mostly focuses on firm-level analyzes. The findings of this paper reveal that literature review make a consensus on several aspects such as that there is a positive relation between large firms and the global level of networking in tourism industry, the specialization and agglomeration of firms in a cluster does not determine the level of connectedness. Based on previous researchers conclusions this paper finds that in most casesthere is a necessity for developing networks not only at a local level but also at a global level.
Clusters, tourism industry, literature review, networking
