Description
The study of touristic resources in a specific area and its potential for further development of new touristic services and events.
Alternative labels
development of a tourist destination’s resources
tourist destination’s resources for further development
tourist resources with potential for development
tourist resources for further development
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Tourist resources of a destination for further development is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Destination manager: Destination managers are in charge of managing and implementing the national/regional/local tourism strategies (or policies) for destination development, marketing and promotion.
Tourism product manager: Tourism product managers analyse the market, research potential offers, develop products, plan and organise the distribution and marketing processes.
Travel agency manager: Travel agency managers are in charge of managing employees and activities of a travel agency. They organise, advertise and sell tourist offers and travel deals for specific regions.
Tourism policy director: Tourism policy directors develop and implement policies to improve tourism to their region. They develop marketing plans to promote the region in foreign regions, and monitor the operation of the tourism industry. They conduct research to investigate how tourism policies could be improved and implemented and investigate the benefits of the tourism industry to the government.
Optional knowledge
Tourist resources of a destination for further development is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Tour organiser: Tour organisers are in charge of managing and supervising the itinerary of a touristic voyage and provide practical information to tourists.
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