Tourism Development Planning

Tourism Development Planning

Introduction

Tourism is one of the passions which people have that not only is counted in recreational activity but also helps to maintain lifestyle and explore different cultures at the same time. In order to make the business more successful there is a need for innovation and new ideas in order to maintain customer base and retain the customers so that they could be hooked with the brand for the long term success of the business.

The Rationale for Planning In the Travel and Tourism Industry

Planning is the process that allows for a strategic vision for an area that reflects the goals and aspirations of the community, and implemented with the identification of first choice for the best use of land development in the style you want to accept (Wilkinson, 1997). The tourism planning needs of models and concepts that may provide answers to the most obvious critical issues such as: What is the spatial configuration more desirable to facilitate tourism in a destination and within a given region?, how can manipulated the spatial structure of a destination to promote an environment that is perceived by visitors as non-mass?, how can a tourist destination to integrate planning with regional planning?, what is the most appropriate planning model to achieve a cost-effectiveness?

In July of 1966 tourism planning experts of the United Nations conducted a Tourism Planning Project for the Government of Ireland and the place selected was Donegal in Northern Ireland. Funding for the plan came from the UN Special Fund, and to terminate the Plan was prepared a manual which has been reflected in my opinion there one of the best methodologies for tourism planning (United Nations, 1998). How this manual was organized. First, there defines what is meant by Amenity or life experience, which includes, in an integrated manner: recreation, tourism, cultural and historical values, landscape, natural environment and good man-made designs.

Stakeholders can benefit from the planning because it makes it very clear that in preparing the plan objectives should be placed to protect these amenities and a balance with the development of tourism, and also can exert control over the development is proposed, by the public entity, the private organizations and communities. In addition, the tourism plan must be framed in the development plan County or municipality, i.e. the Municipal Plan include the study of tourism and other aspects of their physical and economic planning.

The tourism plan has a first action is to make an inventory of tourism resources in the target region but chained or single node to other nodes, and an analysis of potential clients interested in visiting the site (tourists, recreationists and population local), then measuring and comparing load with the potential visitors to discuss alternatives or uses, which is reflected in a budget, which would be an instrument to implement the plan and sets policy for the protection of both space, the investments required and the organization of the groups responsible (Wahab & Pigram, ...