Prelims Flashcards
A set of rules, regulations, guidines, directives and development/promotion objectives and strategies that provides frameworks within which collective as well as individual decisions
Tourism Policy
An output of the tourism planning process
Tourism plan
Gathering and evaluating information to identify and prioritize current tourism development issues
Tourism Planning
Imagining a desired future state of tourism in the destination
Tourism planninh
Choosing from a number of alternatives for achieveminh them
Tourism Planning
Tourism Planning involves
Situational Analysis
B. Mission, vision, objectives
C. Strategies
TRREC
Tourism Recreation Research and Education Centre
Desired future state of the destination
Vision
Broad-based target for tourism
Goals
Targets that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound
Objectives
The method by which objectives will be achieved
Strategies
Tourism Planning Dimensions
Level
Time Frame
Scope
International, national, regional, provincial, municipality/city, site
Levels
Short term, medium, long term
Time Frame
Comprehensive in scope
Scope
Composed of smaller plans
Master Plan
Also called as tourism developmeny unit
Spatial Units
DOT-JICA
Department of Tourism-Japan International Cooperation Agency
The DOT-JICA and the UNESCO provide the following spacial concepts
Tourist Site Tourism Development Area Tourism Cluster Tourism Circuit Tourism Corridor Tourism Destination
An area that contains one or more tourist attraction
Tourism Site
Tourist Attractions
Geographical-lanscape-aesthetic
Ecological-biological
Cultural-historical
Recreational
An area designated for possessing an important site or groups of tourist site
Tourism Development Area TDA
Composed of two or more tda’s ntdp
Tourism Cluster
5 TDA’s
Northern Cebu-Bantayan-Malapascua Metro Cebu- Mactan- Olango Island Southern Cebu Negros Oriental Dumaguete-Siquijor Tagbilaran- Panglao Island
Defined as route involving at least three major tourist destination which are located in different towns, villages, or cities and the destinations share common characteristics or themes
Tourism Circuit
Refers to route defined by a theme spanning several countries or even continents
Tourism Corridor
Physical space in which a visitor spends at least one over night
Tourism Destination
2 tourism theories
Advocacy and Cautionary