Podcast
Questions and Answers
Policy formulation is typically associated with short-term strategic emphasis.
Policy formulation is typically associated with short-term strategic emphasis.
False
Comprehensive planning integrates social, infrastructure, and economic planning.
Comprehensive planning integrates social, infrastructure, and economic planning.
True
Certainty and predictability are not characteristics of good tourism planning.
Certainty and predictability are not characteristics of good tourism planning.
False
Tourism planning provides a framework for coordination among stakeholders and guides day-to-day implementation.
Tourism planning provides a framework for coordination among stakeholders and guides day-to-day implementation.
Signup and view all the answers
Corporate planning is typically done by government agencies.
Corporate planning is typically done by government agencies.
Signup and view all the answers
Involving local communities in the planning process is a crucial aspect of tourism planning because it allows them to address their concerns but not their aspirations.
Involving local communities in the planning process is a crucial aspect of tourism planning because it allows them to address their concerns but not their aspirations.
Signup and view all the answers
The purpose of demarketing is to regulate and legislate the tourism industry.
The purpose of demarketing is to regulate and legislate the tourism industry.
Signup and view all the answers
The study preparation phase of the planning process involves setting the objectives and goals of the project.
The study preparation phase of the planning process involves setting the objectives and goals of the project.
Signup and view all the answers
The analysis phase of the planning process involves having an inventory of the development area.
The analysis phase of the planning process involves having an inventory of the development area.
Signup and view all the answers
The evaluation phase of the planning process is responsible for putting the plan and recommendation into operation.
The evaluation phase of the planning process is responsible for putting the plan and recommendation into operation.
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
General Concept of Planning
- Planning is the process of organizing the future to achieve certain objectives, involving predictability and envisioning the future.
- It involves selecting objectives and determining the means to achieve them.
- Planning is crucial, as absence of planning or short-range planning can result in serious malfunctions and inefficiencies.
Tourism Development Planning
- Tourism development planning shapes the foundation of creating sustainable, culturally rich, and economically beneficial tourism destinations.
- It defines objectives, policies, and practices that guide the growth and development of tourism, maximizing benefits for all stakeholders.
- It maintains a delicate balance between promoting tourism for economic development and preserving the environmental, cultural, and social integrity of the destination.
Tourism Planning and Policy
- Both tourism planning and policy deal with the future development of a tourism destination or region and emphasize strategic dimensions of managerial action.
- However, policy formulation is more focused on the "big picture" and has a long-term strategic emphasis, whereas planning is more practical and attention to detail.
Characteristics of Good Tourism Planning
- Certainty and predictability
- Transparency
- Flexibility
- Shared vision
- Targeted approach
- Technical skills
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Creativity
- Clarity
- Poise
- Expertise
Purpose of Tourism Planning
- Provides clear understanding of what to do
- Guides in prioritizing and making decisions
- Considers global, national, and local contexts
- Guides action and provides reference for major actors involvement
- Integrates tourism into overall development policies and patterns
- Shapes and controls physical patterns of development
- Provides framework for effective coordination among stakeholders
- Provides a coherent guide for day-to-day implementation
- Allows to focus on limited resources on actions
- Increases overall satisfaction level of visitors
- Inspires development of infrastructure, recreation, and leisure facilities
- Raises and balances economic, environmental, social benefits and costs
- Saves time and money; establishes guidelines and standards
- Provides a baseline for continuous monitoring of progress
Major Types of Planning
- Economic development planning
- Physical land use planning (for town/country or urban planning)
- Infrastructure planning for transportation facilities and services
- Social facility planning (for educational, medical, and recreational facilities and services)
- Park and conservation planning
- Comprehensive planning (integrates economic, physical, infrastructure, and social planning)
- Corporate planning
Types of Tourism Planning
- Spatial Tourism Planning focuses on the physical space of tourism, analyzing landscapes, resources, and infrastructure within a destination.
- It involves developing transportation networks and managing carrying capacity of natural attractions.
Sectorial Tourism Planning
- Divides a region into different tourism sectors based on themes or activities.
- Focuses on developing specific tourism products within each sector, catering to different tourist preferences.
- Examples: developing cultural tourism experiences in historical towns, promoting adventure tourism options in mountainous regions.
Integrated Tourism Planning
- Aims to develop tourism holistically, considering all aspects of the destination.
- Examples: developing local handicrafts training programs, establishing waste management systems specifically for tourism areas.
Strategic Tourism Planning
- Focuses on the long-term vision for tourism development in a destination.
- Analyzes market trends and identifies potential opportunities and challenges for the destination.
- Examples: developing a 10-year tourism master plan, defining target tourist markets for a specific region.
Local Level Tourism Planning
- Focuses on the specific needs and challenges of a particular locality within a larger destination.
- Involves local communities in the planning process, ensuring their concerns and aspirations are addressed.
- Examples: creating a community-based tourism management plan, organizing training programs for local tour guides.
Importance of Tourism Planning
- Coordinates the role of public and private sector.
- Directs development, demarkets areas for development, and determines types of tourism to be promoted.
- Prevents negative impacts, regulates, and legislates tourism.
- Improves quality of tourism, trains human resources, and markets a destination.
Planning Process
- Study Preparation: identifying the project and its terms of reference.
- Determining the Goals: setting objectives and goals of the project.
- Surveys: having an inventory of the development area in terms of the prevailing situation.
- Analysis: analyzing and synthesizing survey outcomes to determine the approach required.
- Plan Formulation: formulating a policy for development and operational aspects.
- Recommendation: seeking technical expertise.
- Implementation: putting the plan and recommendation into operation.
- Monitoring: continuous feedback on implementation.
- Evaluation: checking whether things are going in the designed direction.
- Modification & Reassessment: analyzing whether changes are required.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
This quiz covers the basics of planning, including its definition, levels, and objectives. It also explores the role of prediction and perception in planning. Test your understanding of the concept of planning!
