The early days of tourism development had a naïve vision of tourism’s impacts on society in terms of economic, social …, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism … development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons and is not necessarily the optimal development model. Alternative …

discusses the new approaches linking city planning with city marketing, like time planning, leisure (cultural, tourism, sports …, businesses & residents (focus on the quest for local identity) Leisure plan (combining tourism, culture, sports & entertainment … foreign influx, through tourism and attracting foreign businesses with the possibility to set-up regional offices and increase …