Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

The wellspring to the future global growth in tourism is a commitment toward good policy and strategic planning. Governments, the private sector, international organizations, academic institutions, and not-for-profit agencies must be the leaders in developing sustainable tourism policies that transcend the economic benefits and embrace environmental and cultural interests as well. Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (second edition) offers a comprehensive look into the policy process and how policies link to the strategic planning function as well as influence planning at the local, national and international levels.

David L. Edgell, Sr. at East Carolina University is Professor of Trade, Tourism and Economic Development in the School of Hospitality Leadership and is a Research Scholar in the Center for Sustainable Tourism, and, in addition, a Charter Member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism.

Jason R. Swanson is Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Kentucky and an Adjunct professor of Strategic Tourism Planning at Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand.