UNWTO Technical Product Portfolio

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A tourism policy which identifies tourism as a key economic growth sector and guides its development over the long-term.

A Tourism Development Master Plan which provides an organized and structured framework for tourism development and promotion.

Comprehensive general and area-specific development guidelines for tourism zones with specific urban designing, land use planning and infrastructure planning. 

A logical and well-defined legal and regulatory framework for tourism.  

 Improved institutional framework for tourism development in the country and a public-private participatory model for decision and policy-making processes for tourism development, management and promotion. 

Creation of a tourism value chain and strengthened capacity of local stakeholders in the tourism sector to plan and manage interventions to enhance the local economic impact from tourism in the destination. 

Well structured manpower plan; improved capacities for HRD management; strengthened education and training facilities; and establishment of an accreditation and quality standardization system.

Improved capacities of government officials at the national and local level and local community members to develop, manage and promote tourism.

Improved capacities of private sector and local community members in tourism businesses and hospitality skills to promote their participation in the tourism industry.

Strategic positioning of the country as a tourism destination and identification of tourist patterns and priority source markets and segments.    

Potential products identified to facilitate diversification. 

A regular, competitive and reliable source of tourism statistics and related economic and social data (including information on employment generated by tourism). Capacities built among staff of NTA, National Statistical Office, Central Bank and Immigration Authorities to collect and process tourism-related statistics. 

Classification system in place and information available to stakeholders in the sector. Capacities built among local inspectors to apply classification criteria.