Strategic destination planning: Analyzing the future of tourism

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-367

  Formica, Sandro ^a   Kothari, Tanvi H ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination development; Environmental scanning; Nominal group technique; Scenario planning; Strategic thinking; Think Tank; Tourism planning

Indexed keywords

PLANNING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

DELAWARE; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449107253     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287507312410     Document Type: Article

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