QUESTION 1

Part A

i) Elaborate on Tourism Planning and its importance

ii) What are the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats [SWOT] of Mauritius as a tourism destination?

Part B

With regard to planning and development of the tourism industry in Mauritius, discuss the

i) Major challenges the industry is facing

ii) Perceived barriers to tourism development

iii) Trends in the market place

QUESTION 2

i) Outline the criteria for site selection for a tourism development project

ii) Critically examine the economic impacts of tourism development for a destination

iii) Outline three (3) main issues that should be considered when preparing a master plan for hotel development in a region

QUESTION 3

i) What do you understand by tourism policy

ii) Discuss the main focus of planning at national level

iii) Discuss the roles of the

a) Government in tourism planning and development

b) Private sector in tourism planning and development

QUESTION 4

i) What do you understand by sustainable tourism development?

ii) Briefly discuss the (3) three main axes of sustainability

iii) Discuss the strategies that can be put in place to manage the tourism impacts