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Government can also help considerably in making
financing available. The private sector must
deem an investment in a tourist facility attractive from the standpoint of
financial return and risk
before funds will be committed.
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KEY CONCEPTS
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architectural standards
destination management
organization
goals of tourism development
infrastructure
land use
obstacles to development
planning process
policy formulation
political aspects
preservation
situational conditioners
transportation
zoning
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INTERNET EXERCISES
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The Internet sites mentioned in this chapter plus some
selected additional sites are listed for your convenience on
the companion Web site for this topic,
www.wiley.com/
college/goeldner
.
association that promotes the recognition and protection
of Alaska
'
s wilderness.
Exercises
1.
What guidelines has AWRTA established for businesses
to follow when planning for tourism?
2.
What planning issues are currently being addressed by
AWRTA?
ACTIVITY 1
Site Name: The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
URL:
www.ecotourism.org
Background Information:
The International Ecotourism
Society identi
es key issues in the
field of ecotourism
that require international attention each year.
ACTIVITY 3
Site Name:
Cyburbia
URL:
www.cyburbia.org
Background Information:
Cyburbia contains a comprehen-
sive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning,
architecture, urbanism, and other topics related to the built
environment. Cyburbia also contains information regarding
architecture- and planning-relatedmailing lists and Usenet
newsgroups, and it hosts interactive message areas.
Exercise
1.
What criteria do the International Ecotourism Society
use to determine which issues to address?
ACTIVITY 2
Site Name:
Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism
Association (AWRTA)
URL:
Exercise
1.
www.awrta.org
Background Information:
Surf this Web site and identify current issues facing the
tourism industry. How do these issues coincide with
those discussed in the textbook?
The Alaska Wilderness Recrea-
tion and Tourism Association is a nonpro
t
trade
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QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
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1.
What are the factors that determine the success of a
tourism destination that the tourism manager can
control?
6.
Why is tourism developmental planning so
necessary?
7.
What are some of the most signi
cant relationships
between a large-size resort development and its
nearby community?
2.
What is destination competitiveness?
3.
Basically, what is the purpose of planning?
4.
Discuss the importance of transportation to tourism
development.
5.
Discuss the most important factors that would
in
uence the success of a newly built resort.
8.
Referring to the previous question, if the community
is a rather small one, should any input be solicited
from residents of the community before major
remodeling or new construction is undertaken?
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