QUESTION 1

Tourism is a personal service and, as such, can only be consumed by the tourist visiting the destination. The implication of this for the destination's population is that it will come into contact with an alien population during the production process. This contact can be beneficial or detrimental

a) In the light of appropriate examples to illustrate your arguments, critically discuss the range of socio-cultural impacts that tourism can have on a destination and its host's population

b) Critically analyze the different policies which can be used to mitigate negative impacts and promote the positive ones

QUESTION 2

Tourism planning applies the same basic concepts and approaches of general planning, but adapted to the particular characteristics of the tourism system

a) Define the concept of planning and discuss the different tourism planning approaches

b) Using appropriate examples to support your arguments, analyze the national and regional tourism planning process

QUESTION 3

Analyze the different stages of the Tourist Area Life Cycle and discuss its weaknesses. Use appropriate examples to illustrate your answers

QUESTION 4

Worldwide, the significance of tourism as a mechanism for economic development has meant that it is an investment opportunity that few governments can afford to ignore. A government therefore, has at its disposal a series of instruments which can be used to manage tourism flows to meet its public policy objectives

In the light of the above statement and using relevant examples from Mauritius and/or internationally to illustrate your arguments, discuss the different tools that government has at its disposal to influence tourism planning

QUESTION 5

Critically define the concept of carrying capacity in tourism and explain the different factors which influence the carrying capacity of a destination