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Structure Planning
- Aritro Dasgupta
Structure Plan
Physical
framework
Location of development
Formulating Tourism
Development Policy
Set
of statements related to
various aspects of tourism
development
Based on several considerations
Tourism policy must be well
integrated with the overall
national developmental policy
National & regional objectives
must prevail over individual,
group or sector interests
Economic reasons
Social reasons
Environmental / conservation
reasons
Forms
of tourism to be developed
Market-led v/s Product-led
Extent of tourism development
Growth rate of tourism to be
aimed at
concept
Clustering approach
International institutional
recognition
Tourist circuits
Staging
Gateway Concept
International
Gateway Concept
Multiple
Clustering Approach
Clustering
is the approach of
advocating for tourist locations to
be situated near one another in
order to save traveling time &
cost for tourists
Special transport (especially
railways) packages are created
so that tourists may combine 3-4
places situated near one another
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Clustering Approach
Induces
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Advantages of Clustering
Approach
Cost
reduction
Time saving
New destinations developed near
traditional ones
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Disadvantages of Clustering
Approach
Isolated
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International Institutional
Recognition
Recognition
from international
agencies like UNESCO (World
Heritage), travel magazine like
Lonely Planet & Conde Nast,
corporations like Thomas Cook
etc.
City twinning concept
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Tourist Circuits
Excursion
routes officially
designated in the tourism plan
Passing through scenic areas with
stopovers in between
Specific activities listed for the
spots
Loops in the circuit route to avoid
backtracking
Initiation centres
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Staging
Staging
Selecting Development
Sites
Located
Selecting Development
Sites
Suitable
Reducing Seasonality
Seasonality
leads to underuse of
tourism facilities
Seasonality may occur due to
type of tourist attraction or
tourist characteristics (or both)
Thus national or regional plan
must incorporate alternatives in
order to reduce wastage of
resources
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Reducing Seasonality
Pricing
techniques may be
applied to attract tourists during
lean season
Marketing may be targeted
especially towards older people
(60+) as they are often free to
travel irrespective of holiday
season considerations
Conferences & corporate
trainings another way of
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Thank You
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