TOURISM PLANNING IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING COUNTRIES

Tourism is one of the most important economic sectors worldwide. This is true not only for industrialised countries, but also for developing and emerging countries, many of which have experienced a significant increase in tourist arrivals in recent years. For nearly one-third of the developing countries tourism has become the most important source of foreign exchange.

mas|contour has many years of experience in tourism planning in developing and emerging countries. We have worked with a most diverse range of actors at national, regional and local level in many countries, including ministries, authorities, associations, the private sector and non-governmental organisations. We not only know the general framework and specific conditions for actors and planning processes in the locations, but also how to avoid the common faux pas in intercultural cooperation.

Generally, the promotion of sustainable effects in and through tourism is both the starting point and the objective of our work, regardless of whether we provide consulting services to a luxury hotel, a mass tourism destination, a nature reserve or a small community that hopes to improve its income through tourism.

Our PORTFOLIO includes:

	Destination management and regional development
	Tourism marketing and product development
	Market research
	Institutional Change Management
	Knowledge transfer (education and training)
	Tourism research, monitoring and evaluation
	Organisation of fair exhibitions, conferences and seminars
	Special topics: - Tourism and poverty reduction - Tourism in protected areas/ ecotourism - Community-based Tourism (CBT) - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

PROJECT EXAMPLES

Tourism as an instrument for poverty reduction

Expert Analysis of the economic, ecological and social Impacts of Residential Tourism at the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua

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