Tourism Policy and Planning

<p><i>Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday Today and Tomorrow</i> offers an introduction to the tourism policy process and how policies link to the strategic tourism planning function as well as influence planning at the local national and international levels. This fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many important developments in the travel and tourism industry and subsequent new policies and present planning process issues in relation to crises – in particular COVID-19. </p><p>The fourth edition features:</p><ul> <li>New content on the impact of COVID-19 on tourism policy and planning.</li> <li>New content on the effects of the pandemic on the tourism industry more generally including topics such as degrowth common good economy post-growth economy tourism lobbies and lobbying tourism policy/planning and SGDs citizens’ engagement in tourism policy and planning strategic directions monitoring and evaluation of tourism policy.</li> <li>New case studies throughout to illustrate real-life applications of planning and policy at the international regional national and local levels.</li> <li>New case studies across a variety of issues related to flora and fauna landscapes and geographies and global destinations such as Ecuador Canada New Zealand the United States and Belize.</li> <li>New enhanced companion website with chapter assignments and quizzes.</li> </ul><p>Accessible and up to date <i>Tourism Policy and Planning</i> provides students with an essential introduction to and examination of important policy and planning issues in tourism globally.</p>