Levels of tourism planning

1.Site level
Local level participants will consider tourism planning goals/objectives, analysis, plan preparation, outputs, outcomes, and evaluation at grass roots level. Examples of local level participation groups include:
• Local Government and Intra-government Organisations- e.g. local government involvement in leisure and tourism provision, e.g. Visit Cornwall, Tourism South East
• Local Producer Organisations- e.g. local chambers of commerce and industry associations; local sporting clubs and private sport and leisure centres
• Local Non-Producer Organisations- e.g. ratepayers and resident associations,
• Single Interest Organisation – e.g. organisations such as ‘friends of a park’ or a group which has been formed in order to prevent particular developments such as a hotel or airport

2.Regional level
Regional planning looks at aspects including; regional policy: regional entry points and transportation facilities and services; kinds of tourist attractions and their locations; the amount, kinds, and location of tourist accommodation and other tourist facilities, and services and location of tourist development areas including resort areas. In addition, they will manage: socio-cultural, environmental, economic, and impact analysis’s; education and training programs on the regional level; marketing techniques and promotion; organisational establishments, laws, regulations and investment policies and implementation methods which include project plans and regional zoning regulations. Examples of regional level participation groups include:
• Regional Government and Intra-government Organisations– g. Caricom, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
• Regional Producer Organisations– e.Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
• Regional Non-Producer Organisations– e.g. European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe
• Regional Single Interest Organisations- e.g. Coastwatch Europe, Climate Action Network Europe

3.National Level
The national level of tourism planning is concerned with: tourism policy; infrastructure facilities and a physical structure plan which includes important tourist attractions, selected tourism development regions, international entry points, facilities, and services. It is also concerned with: the amount, kinds, and quality of accommodation and other required tourist facilities and services; the important tour routes in the country and their regional connections; tourism organisational entitles, laws and investment policies; tourism marketing strategies and promotion; education and training programs and environmental, economic, and socio-cultural analysis. Examples of national level participation groups include:
• National Government and Intra-government Organisations- e.g. Visit Britain, Tourism New Zealand
• National Producer Organisations- e.g. Visit Scotland, ABTA, The Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)
• National Non-Producer Organisations- e.g. National Trust; The British Association for Nature Conservationists
• National Single Interest Organisations- e.g. The Wilderness Society; Society for the Protection of Birds

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Titany answered the question on December 10, 2021 at 07:11