Management of tourist destinations: practices and insights

Abstract

Territorial management represents one of the most important methods and tools adopted in the management of tourist destinations. This management must integrate external elements such as climatic factors, the structure of the territory, and the policies adopted at the local level. These principles could structure a quality approach around a territory and accompany the development of a guide of good managerial decisions that federates the different territorial partners.

The choice of this concept is reflected in the wide-ranging debate on the role of management in improving the sustainable development conditions of a tourist destination, in a world where increased industrialization reigns, overlooking socio-economic and environmental issues. In this research, we have chosen to treat management as an approach to territorial governance to consider tourism as a powerful locomotive of socio-economic growth and to present managerial decisions as an instrument for the planning and development of a tourist destination. A Scoping Review is approached in an exponential manner to synthesise knowledge related to issues arising from the tourism sector. This project is presented as a more advanced phase in regional planning. It represents a new way of conceiving and organising areas by making the most of natural, economic and social resources.

Keywords: Management, Tourist Destination, Management Decisions, Governance & Development.

Classification JEL:   L83, O21

Paper type: Theoretical Research