Sustainable Tourism in Clipper Bay

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Sustainable Tourism in Clipper Bay
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Introduction
Planning refers to the dynamic process of the determination of goals and the selection
of the alternative course of the actions that can help in achieving the goals (Edgell Sr, 2016).
The process of planning considers the environment that should be thought of for future of the
destination. Tourism planning helps in achieving objectives that matches the resources along
with the programs with the needs of the people (Mason, 2015). Tourism planning is meant
for the local residents, tourists and for the people who carry out the business in a location.
Tourism planning is indicative of the process that helps in co-ordinating the element of the
land use planning, economic development along with the community participation (Saarinen,
Rogerson & Hall, 2017). The positive impact of tourism planning is that it protect local
culture as the sustainability measures are taken that helps in protecting the environment. It
helps in catering to the needs of the growing number of the visitors and it offers protection to
the environment in a sustainable way. Clipper Bay refers to an area within the developing
country having the emerging economy. The committees present in Clipper Bay are of the
opinion that tourism can help them as they can that can explore the new opportunities. The
economic revitalization taking place in the town can help in providing various benefits like
social interaction along with the environment development. This essay discusses about how
the consultation with the various stakeholders is useful in relation to tourism planning. This
essay also throws light on concept of the comparative advantage and how Clipper Bay can
support the economic revitalization of town. This essay also talks about the considerations
pertaining to infrastructures and the economic advantages and the disadvantages for the
development of tourism. The essay discusses about the socio-cultural advantages along with
the disadvantages for developing the tourism within Clipper Bay. The essay elucidates on the
environmental advantages and the disadvantages for the development of tourism at Clipper
Bay.

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Consultation with local stakeholders
The consultation with the stakeholders is a crucial aspect in relation to the tourism
planning. The tourism can deliver the economic, environmental and the socio-cultural effects
in the event of effective consultation with stakeholders. The general community should be
involved at the time of carrying out research that can help in making the right decisions.
There are advantages in relation to community consultation that has help in deriving benefits
for the community (Mihalic, 2016). It can help in the stimulation of interest and encourage
the debate that can contribute to the success of a project related to tourism. The debate can
help in bringing to light the sustainable methods that can be used for fostering sustainable
tourism. It can help in the identification of values along with the beliefs which underpins the
community that can protect the values of the general community. There are certain
stakeholders like the tourist companies that does not have the time or the inclination for
getting involved in the collaborative efforts that is based on tourism in the community. It
plays an integral role in influencing and formulating the tourism policy and the manner of its
implementation (Dredge & Jamal, 2015). The planned developments in relation to tourism
can experience high rate of the success pertaining to satisfaction level of the tourists and the
economical benefits. Tourism planning can help in minimizing the negative impact on local
social along with the physical environment. The collaboration in between the stakeholders
should be handled in the egalitarian manner at the time of process of decision-making. The
various stakeholders of a business should be given due consideration that can help in taking
the right decisions in a company. The voice of the residents of the tourism destination can
pave the path for the prevention of the unpleasant consequences pertaining to tourism (Edgell
Sr, 2016). There are benefits in relation to the community participation which includes the
project sustainability along with the social acceptability. It can pave the path for the greater
mobilization of the resources and help in the equitable distribution of the benefits of the

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project. It can help in taking care of the fact that there exists level of the transparency that can
help in mitigating the negative effects in relation to tourism.
Cost Benefit Analysis of Clipper Bay
Clipper Bay can get the advantage with the help of the sustainable development plan
which can prove to be of great help for economic revitalization of that of Clipper Bay.
Clipper Bay can take recourse to Cost-Benefit-Analysis which can greatly help in developing
various activities within Clipper Bay. Cost Benefit Analysis can help in determining if the
plan for the development of tourism can be pursued or should it be abandoned. It is used for
taking the decisions that are vital which includes a large amount of money (Mihalic, 2016).
The disadvantage of cost benefit analysis lies in the fact that there can be potential
inaccuracies in the identification and the quantifying of the cost along with the benefits.
There are human errors that can occur at the time of the cost-benefit analysis and this gives
rise to ambiguity and the uncertainty. This technique proves to be useful in defining the
alternatives that helps in getting immense amount of the benefits. This method has assumed
huge popularity for public projects within the developed economies. Clipper Bay can be said
to be unique on account of the fact that it is situated at the tip of the peninsula and it has
abundant marine life that has helped in the development of the settlement. The town is
situated at the foot of the hills and it has beautiful beach that helps in attracting tourists to the
place. There are limestone caves along the beach with a large number of rock pool
formations which is instrumental in drawing a large number of tourists. The coastal road that
is two way can help in controlling the tourists who come to Clipper Bay. The new highway
can be built that can act as an advantage for the town and it can benefit the development of
that of Clipper Bay. The people who travel from the urban areas for getting break from that of
their busy life (Boley, McGehee & Hammett, 2017). The land of Clipper Bay is not suitable
for any kind of agriculture and hence tourism can play an important role in the economic