Critique and Comparison of Two Discussion Papers on Tourism Planning Environment

Tourism Planning
Environment
Critique and
Comparison of Two
Discussion Papers

TOURISM PLANNING ENVIRONMENT 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) – Tourism Western Australia Tourism 2020 Discussion
Paper- Key Issues...................................................................................................................2
Discussion Paper on Growing Tourism in the Bega Valley Shire Economy.........................3
Policy Planning Cycle................................................................................................................3
Critical analysis of the discussion papers...................................................................................4
Comparison and Contrast of the discussion papers....................................................................6
Stakeholders...............................................................................................................................6
Reflection...................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

TOURISM PLANNING ENVIRONMENT 2
Introduction
Policy planning cycle is the set of activities conducted in order to form the relevant policies
for the development of the project (Bardach and Patashnik, 2015). A good policy cycle is
essential as it avoids the risk of the formulation of the ineffective and the inappropriate
policies (US Fire Administration, 2017). The tourism industry is an essential component of
the growth and success of the nation (United Nations, 2017). Therefore, the tourism policies
must be carefully planned. According to the United Nations World Trade Organisation, the
consultative approach is the suitable approach for the formulation of the policies in the
tourism industry (UNWTO, 2018). Consultative approach implies the involvement of the
stakeholders in the policy planning cycle (Dredge and Jamal, 2015). Discussion papers are
one such means of the consultative approach and are widely used in the formulation of the
policies of the tourism industry. The report analyses the vitality of the discussion paper by
considering the following two discussion papers namely, “Tourism & Transport Forum-
Tourism Western Australia Tourism 2020 Discussion Paper” and the “Discussion Paper on
Growing Tourism in the Bega Valley Shire Economy”.
Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) – Tourism Western Australia Tourism 2020
Discussion Paper- Key Issues
The discussion paper is focussed on Western Australia’s Tourism 2020 plan. The discussion
paper analyses the current scenario and reveals that there lies a great opportunity in the
tourism sector of the Western Australia (Tourism and Transport Forum, 2016). This is
because of the prediction of the United Nations, according to which the share of Western
Australia's to the global tourism is estimated to grow 14.4 per cent to 25.4 per cent, because
of the global changes. The paper further examines the role of tourism in the generation of the
employment opportunities, exports and on the regional and the indigenous regions.