Level of tourism planning

Chapter 2
OVERVIEW OF TOURISM
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

, Why is Tourism Industry unique?

1. Tourism is an invisible export industry.

2. Tourists require supporting goods and services.

3. Tourism is a fragmented product.

4. Tourism is a perishable product.

5. Tourism is subject to unpredictable external
influences.

, Fundamental Truths about Tourism

1. Tourism consumes and creates waste.

2. Tourism has the tendency to overconsume.

3. Tourism competes with other resource users.

4. Tourism is multifaceted.
5. Tourism is private-sector dominated.

, Fundamental Truths about Tourism

6. Tourists are consumers not anthropologists.

7. Tourism is a form of entertainment.

8. Tourism imports clients rather than exports
products.