GEG 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World Trade Organization, Environmental Impact Assessment, Destination Canada

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEG 3320
• Professor: Denisa Georgescu

Document Summary

Key players: public sector (government, private sector (tourism industry, voluntary sector organizations, host community, media, tourist. Development tourism planning process: community analysis, market analysis, vision statement, goals, strategies, establish action steps, evaluate progress. Includes all forms of government: government business enterprises (gbe) parks canada, destination canada, more dependent a nation becomes on tourism, more likely the government is to intervene, ex. Visit britain aims to bring tourists to britain to less-known areas and less busy times: ex. Parks canada refusing the building of hotel in jasper np: protects the environment and local communities by designating areas for protection, growing role of governmental actions. Private sector: provide basic products and essential services such as accommodation, transport, restaurants, attractions, pla(cid:455)s esse(cid:374)tial (cid:396)ole i(cid:374) develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d (cid:373)a(cid:374)age(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of tou(cid:396)is(cid:373) i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:272)odes of (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t, private-public partnership, wto and wttc (world travel and tourism council) Voluntary sector: public pressure groups, professional bodies.