This chapter explores the importance of policy and planning in a tourism context. The chapter considers the value and purpose of policy frameworks and the role of a range of agencies in the planning and control of tourism development. Consideration is given to public, private and voluntary sector...

As a contribution to a knowledge and understanding of tourism development, this book: (i) comprises reflective essays written by internationally-ranked scholars and tourism consultants with extensive experience, particularly in developing countries; (ii) considers extant themes, issues and...

This chapter reflects on a neglected export sector in the Nigerian economy, that of tourism, in order to identify whether some refinements to the existing principles of developing tourism are merited. It then goes on to hint at both the issues that deserve consideration for future tourism...

This edited collection considers sustainability in the context of destination branding and marketing. Through the presentation of cases and examples, the book provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for branding and marketing for sustainable tourism development. Throughout the 20...

This chapter investigates how a major hotel group based in Mauritius, LUX* Resorts & Hotels, has implemented policies geared towards sustainable development. It discusses how the group aligns its strategies with national and international sustainable policies and sheds some light on the types...

Focusing on the case of Malawi, this chapter assesses the role of government tourism policy that is consistent for sustainable tourism development. Suggestions are drawn for the creation of better tourism policy that is more effective to contribute to sustainable tourism development, particularly...

This chapter provides practical guidelines to study the incorporation of sustainability into public tourism policies, with an intensive focus on promoting the incorporation of sustainability into tourist's behaviour. The output allows the identification of a set of issues of great interest,...

This chapter looks at tourism route development from the viewpoint of the public sector - the agents of national, regional and local government. It explains how routes are seen as a way of distributing value across a destination, and uses examples from Peru and New Mexico to illustrate how...

This chapter analyses tourism development and policies in Argentina from an economic perspective. Recognizing that Argentina's geographical position (located away from the rest of the world and from the main outbound travel markets) produces social and economic uncertainty in the country's tourism...

This chapter offers a critical analysis of tourism development policy in Chile. It specifically analyses the commitment of public policy to sustainability as a pillar of indigenous tourism and highlights the contradictions of tourism development under the country's economic model. It is...