Tourism planning: a perspective paper

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse past tourism planning and discuss how it is going to evolve in the future. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on literature review, but it also advances a model for future tourism planning. Findings The paper demonstrates that there is a strong need for tourism planning to be carried out with close links between territorial planning and its economics and management. Research limitations/implications The paper is not based on primary data collection. Practical implications The paper is useful for planners, academics and practitioners. It shows how a new planning model may be put in practice in the future. Social implications By linking physical and economic planning, the paper has good management implications to involve people and make them benefit from tourism. Originality/value Most tourism models fail to associate physical and economic planning, while this paper brings an innovative perspective of doing this.