Many developing countries have prepared plans particularly at the central level to guide tourism development, as they …, mainly aims at analyzing the shortcomings of the planning approaches to tourism development in developing countries by … tourism development. Concludes that there is the need for political stability, establishing supportive institutions and …

concepts. This is due to decision‐making and management processes at the level of tourism policy and the different levels of … the tourism organization. These levels were bogged down for many years and aggravated the task of carrying out the … the barriers and the sources of resistance to change at tourism organizations.  …

Tourism in Cuba is a relatively unexplored area in terms of research. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to … shed some light on the past, present and future potential of tourism in Cuba. The author has monitored trends of tourism in … research. The article analyses tourism in Cuba during three different phases between 1945 and 2002. Based on his research, the …

This paper argues that tourism development in Belize should avoid going the traditional mass tourism route of most … identifies a number of limiting and facilitating factors to tourism development. These facilitating factors recommend the … Caribbean destinations. Instead, it suggests that Belize is at the appropriate stage in its development to forge an alternative …

This article offers, briefly, a production‐oriented development framework for Jamaica, based on growth …‐promoting linkages between tourism, commodity production sectors, and complementary and related service industries. These linkages can … performance. Alternative development policy considerations are also within the scope of this article.  …

Reviews the journal Tourism Management over a six‐year period, from 1989‐1994. Focuses on five prominent themes in the … tourism field: destination planning; marketing and promotion; new products; sustainable tourism; transport. Determines major … themes and trends evolving in the tourism industry and reports, both in tabular and written form, on research and industry …

Reviews articles published in the Annals of Tourism Research over a six‐year period, from 1989‐1994. Identifies four … main themes – hosts′ perceptions; travel and destinations; arts, souvenirs and artefacts; and tourism planning – and seeks …

industries. The seven themes are international tourism planning; the development and operation of hotels; Europe and the Single … themes categorized as issues relating to international locations and generic issues of concern to the tourism and hospitality … Market; planning issues and techniques; service improvement; finance and performance; and the psychology of management. The …

published over an eight year period from 1989‐1996. These are: tourist markets, tourist flows, tourism development, sustainable … tourism development and social, economic and cultural impacts of tourism.  …Reviews articles published in three Asia Pacific‐based tourism journals: the Journal of Tourism Studies , Tourism …

improvement, operations and the curriculum, strategy and development) and during the six‐year period 1989‐1994 (structural … relationships in hospitality and tourism, operations and business development, strategy and systems development, human resource … development and quality improvements).  …