Tourism Planning, Policy and Destination Management

What this page covers

The unit centres on how destinations are planned, governed and managed. Most of the material is in mind map form. The top-listed map works through Butler's tourist area cycle of evolution, starting with Stage 1: Exploration and Stage 2: Involvement. Other maps look at Managing Tourism Destination, including the destination life cycle, reasons to manage and sustainable tourism development.

Objectives, impacts and stakeholders

Several maps ask why places develop tourism and what follows. Objectives of Tourism Development splits aims into environmental, economic, socio-cultural and political groups. Two maps called Impacts of Tourism Development set out positive and negative effects, such as regeneration and conservation on one side and pressures on the other. Tourism Stakeholders covers who the stakeholders are and how economic value is shared. The slide set agents of tourism separates private sector organisations, such as hotel developers and landowners, from public sector ones.

Case studies and policy

For real places, try Community and Tourism in Broome, which looks at a small tropical town and its Aboriginal communities. You will also find maps on Tourism Policies, DMOs and Visit Britain- Pubic sector, plus flowcharts on carrying capacity and tourism in natural areas.

A sensible order

1. Start with the notes Introduction to Destination Management for an overview.
2. Read the Butler map, then Managing Tourism Destination.
3. Move on to objectives, impacts and stakeholders.
4. Finish with policy, DMOs and the case studies.

Using maps and quizzes together

Read a map first, then close it and try the quiz Objectives of tourism or the flashcards on agents of tourism. Whatever you miss tells you which branch to read again. This unit sits in the Tourism Planning and Policy strand of Tourism and hospitality. Choose one map today and see how much you can explain from memory.