Midterm Pointers TPC 312 Flashcards
a deliberate process for identifying the activities that enable a tourism enterprise of destination to realize its goals
Tourism Planning
specific places that tourists come to see and experience. existing natural attraction, an area of natural scenic beauty, or a man-made attraction
Tourism Sites (TDs)
areas that have a sufficient number and range of tourism sites with the capacity to meet long-term development possibilities; topographical features,
contiguousness of land masses; and geographical size.
Tourism Development Cluster (TDCs)
Consist of at least one , but more usually several
tourism sites. These are not limited by geographical size, depending on the size.
Tourism Development Areas (TDAs)
group of priority TDAs that are adjacent to each other and within their respective cluster
Strategic Destination Areas (SDAs)
closely intertwined
Planning and development
is primarily an intellectual exercise and
should include details of tourism development
and it something you do in the present for the
future.
Planning
is the process of putting together
the components to convert a raw natural, cultural
or historical resource into a tourism destination.
Development
good tourism development program
Tourism Planning
avoid costly errors
Planners
making decisions based on available resources and opportunities
Planning
Tourism Development
- private-public partnership
- tourism competitive advantage
- responsible development
- demand driven sector
-tourism as a system - international cooperation
- private sector investment
- tourism cluster
- government facilitation
- sustainable development
may vary in terms of scope and timeline
Tourism Plan
collaborative process and entails organizing the planning team where different expert are engaged
Tourism Planning
may cover an attraction, a tourist site , a tourist circuit ,a tourism cluster ,or a tourism development area
tourism plan
also be hierarchical. may also vary in terms of time horizon
Plans
must be consistent with a larger plan, starting w/ the provincial tourism
Local tourism plan
one to two years
Short-term
up to five years
medium-term
ten years or more
long-term
consists of experts in land, use planning, human resource development, disaster risk reduction…
Master planning team
Steps in tourism planning
- Situational Analysis
- Setting Goals and Objectives
- Formulating Strategies
- Determining an Action Plan
- Monitoring and Evaluation
answer the question “where are we now’. This step is also called the SWOT analysis
Situational Analysis
is an important step in identifying the planning unit’s strengths and weaknesses.
Microenvironmental Factors