*Relation between Tourism Planning and Tourism Development
*Roles of Government and Private Sector in Tourism Development
*Characteristics of Individual Tourism Development Project
2. A. The Relation Between
Tourism Planning and Tourism
Development
3. TheThe TTourism Planningourism Planning
ProcessProcess
is designed to produce goals,
strategies, and objectives for the
destination area related to tourism
development, marketing, industry
organization, awareness and other
support activities.
4. TheThe TTourismourism PProduct-roduct-
Development PlanDevelopment Plan
provides overall guidelines for
development, outlines broad
development concepts, and identifies
individual development opportunities
worthy of in-depth analysis through
feasibility studies and cost benefit
analysis.
5. In carrying out a tourism development
in a destination area, it is necessary to first
establish overall development guidelines to
be sure that when development occurs it
complies with the area’s economic, social/
cultural and environmental policies and
goals.
6. B. Roles of the Government &
the Private Sector in Tourism
Development
7. The Role of the private sector is moreThe Role of the private sector is more
limited and more clear-cut. Its principal role:limited and more clear-cut. Its principal role:
Is to provide tourism facilities band
services to the travelling public while
maximizing financial returns.
The center of the private sector’s
involvement in tourism development is the
entrepreneurial role.
8. The private sector provides specialized
technical skills required in the
development process through tourism
consultants, market research firms,
economists, architects, engineers,
designers, project managers and builders.
It also provides a large portion of the
capital funds for investment in tourism
projects through its financial institutions,
corporate leaders and individual citizens.
9. The most important widely-accepted Role
of the Government in tourism
development:
Is to act as catalyst and to complement
the effects of the private sectors including
non-profit organizations.
The WTO points out that as a general
principle, the government should not do
what the private sector is able and willing
to do.
11. Individual tourism development projects
are generated either through the tourism
planning process or by private sector.
Potential tourism development projects
have capability to generate financial
profits.
12. They are essential components of the
tourism product of the destination area.
Some include projects that involve
building construction such as
superstructures; others require only
human resources and equipment.
