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It can provide guidelines for areas in which the government and the private sectors have little or experience on how to develop
Tourism plan and development
Means to attain environmental conservation objectives through the development of tourist attractions, facilities and infrastructure
Responsible Tourism plan
Means to achieve cultural conversation objectives and produce sociocultural benefits
Careful tourism plan
Process of setting goals, selecting alternative courses of action to achieve those goals, implementing the chosen alternative and evaluating the choices to find out if it is successful.
Planning
Tourism Planning Approaches and Techniques
Systems Approach Integrated Approach Comprehensive Approach Environmental and Sustainable Approach Systematic Approac Implementable Approach Community Approach
Requires that adequate information about the system is available to understand and analyze it. Computer technology is needed in this data
Systems Approach
All aspects of tourism development are analyzed and planned on a broad scope
Comprehensive approach
Tourism is planned and developed as an integrated system within itself and integrated into overall plan and development pattern of the area
Integrated Approach
Tourism is planned, developed and managed in such a way that the natural and cultural resources are not used up so that they are available for continuous and permanent use in the future. Carrying capacity analysis is an important technique
Environmental and Sustainable Approach
Planning is for the residents of the area. The local residents should be given the opportunity to participate in the planning of their community’s future development and express their opinion on the type of community they want to live in
Community Approach
Tourism plan, policies, and recommendations are expressed in a practical and achievable manner
Implementable Approach
Tourism planning is based on an orderly arrangement of activities
Systematic Approach
International Planning
WTO ICAO IATA PATA CTO TCSP SCOT ASEAN TCU SADCC OECD
The main international organization which has been appointed by the UN as the agency which enforces tourism related projects sponsored by the UN
WTO
WTO
World Tourism Organization
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
PATA
Pacific Asia Travel Association
CTO
Caribbean Tourism Organization
TCSP
Tourism Council of the South Pacific
SCOT
Sub-Committee on Tourism
ASEAN
Association of the Southeast Asia Nations
TCU
Tourism Coordination Unit
SADCC
Southeast Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC)
OECD
Tourism Committee of the Organization for the Economic Cooperation and Development
Types of Tourism Planning
Facility Site Planning
Land Use Planning
Facility design
Special Studies
Tourist development areas selected as tourist resort, resort towns, tourist attractions, and urban tourism impose this level of planning which is more detailed and shows the specific areas for hotels and other types of accommodation, retail shops, recreation parks, roads, walkways, airport, railway line and station, water supply, electric power,sewafe
Land use planning
Planning for individual buildings such as hotels, commercial centers and visitor facilities
Facility Site Planning
Designs for landscaping, architecture, infrastructure, and engineering must be prepared for resorts, hotels, restaurants, attractions
Facility Design
These studies pertain to environmental, soci-cultural, economic and health and youth tourism; impact and marketing analysis and promotion programs
Special Studies
10 step project structure for tourism planning and development:
- Acquire Understanding
- Preliminary Position Statement
- Commitment for Tourism Study
- Market and Resource Analysis
- Conceptual Planning
- Plan Approval
- Master pLanning
- Final Commitment
- Staged Implementation Program
- Evaluation and Direction
The first step in tourism planning
Education
TMCs/travel agents who expand their product range by setting up a tour operations department
Tour Operators
This department is tasked to assemble various travel components into a tour package, and sell the resulting package as one product
Tour Operator
PHILTOA
Philippine Tour Operators Association
Acts as an intermediary between the suppliers of travel services between the suppliers of the travel services and the traveling public
Tour operators
It contracts transportation services for access, accommodation establishments for lodging and meals, entities that provide attractions and activities and tour guides
Tour Operators
Contracts the separate travel components and combines these into a single tour package
Tour Operator
Space or services ready for sale, reservations or commitment to a customer, at the tine of inquiry or need
Availability
A service or product provided free of charge
Complimentary
An address or number where a passenger can be reached prior to departure
Contact Details
A scheduled air service identified by an airline code and flight number
Flight
Number of flights between two specified points on a specific period of time
Flight Frequency
A travel entity that operates tour packages to foreign countries for the residents of a country
Foreign Tour Operator
Allows tour operators to confirm a specified number of rooms within a specified period, without referring to the principal for confirmation
Free Sale
A tour meal base which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner but not necessarily in the place of lodging (Full Pension or American Plan)
full-board
Indicates there are more than 10-15 travelers in a pre-paid tour package specific components and value
GIT (Group Inclusive Tour)
An airline fare applicable only to GIT
GIT Fare
Also known as GV fare or tour base fare
GIT Fare
A tour package classification that comprises only transfers and sightseeing tours at a destination
Ground Arrangements
To apply for check-in at an airline’s counter without reservations for a chance boarding
Go-show
A client’s indicated number of persons to be served and paid for even if the actual number is below the number given to the supplier
Guaranteed
Reservations secured by a client’s agreement to pay whether it’s used or not
Guaranteed Reservation
A Guaranteed tour departure, unless cancelled before an established cut-off date
Guaranteed Tour
A sightseeing tour conducted by a tour guide
Guided Tour
A tour meal base which include breakfast and either lunch or dinner. (Semi-Pension or Modified American Plan)
Half-Board
The per person rate of a twin or double room to be occupied by two persons
Half-Twin rate
Personal effect carried by passenger inside the craft’s cabin
Hand-Carried Baggage
The time of the year at any given destination, when traffic and rates are at highest/lowesr
High/Low Season
A maximum/minimum rate charged when a demand is heaviest/lightest
High/Low Season Rate
An entity that packages and operates tour packages within a country for residents of another country
Inbound Tour Operator
A trip organized by a corporate sponsor to encourage the participants to increase sales productions
Incentive Tour
Charges for personal services rendered that are not included in the arrangements made by the tour operator or travel agent
Incidental Charges
A tour package classification consisting of transportation to/from a destination, transfers, sightseeing tours, accommodations and specified meals
Inclusive Tours
Tour packaging consisting of roundtrip transportation transfers, sightseeing tours, accommodations, specified meals and the service of a tour escort
Inclusive Escorted Tour
The movement of tourists between and among different countries
International Tourism
A person who translates orally for persons conversing in different lanuguages
Interpreter
A schedule of sites and activities arranged in a chronological order
Itinerary
A schedule of travel activities presented in an accurate and descriptive manner primarily for marketing purposes
Itinerary-Descriptive
A vague schedule of travel activities presented as an outline for planning purposes
Itinerary-Skeletal
Extra flights at extra costs
Add-ons
you cannot go back from when you came
Backtracking
Penalties involved if you cancel your ticket
Cancellation
Refers to the name of the airline you are travelling on
Carrier