Tourism Planning and Destination Development

Tourism Planning and Destination
Development
• Tourism as an opportunity for economic
development:
– Many government see tourism as a major opportunity for
economic development and a tool for creating a better
community.
• An engine of employment
• Wealth redistribution
• Potential in restoring blighted areas.
– Tourism becomes a potentially attractive replacement for
businesses that have shut down or moved away.
– Many communities have pursued tourism development
either without planning or without considering larger
planning or community economic development processes.

, The Forms of Tourism Planning
 Planning is the process of identifying
objectives and defining and evaluating methods of
achieving them.
 Comprehensive planning considers economic,
environmental, social, and institutional aspects of
tourism development.
 Many different forms of planning:
 Economic development planning
 Land use planning
 Infrastructure planning (roads, airports, utilities)
 Social Service planning (education, employment, public health)
 Safety planning