Travel and Tourism
GOVERNMENT
Governments are involved with tourist organizations at both international and national levels. The role of government is an important aspect of tourism which involves policies and political philosophies. In the developing countries, where tourism is still new, the public sector controls tourism activities, where they have Ministry of Tourism (e.g. Embratur in Brazil), which have the following duties:
Licensing, supervision and control of the different components of the tourism industry.
Tourism planning, including financial assistance for tourism development, notably trough the provision of infrastructure.
Facilitation/liberalization - moving away from isolation and going towards a free market.
Regulation of tourism policies for overall tourism development.
On the other hand, in developed countries with a well established tourism industry such as UK. The responsibilities are given to the private sectors and if by any chance there are any problems then the public sector comes in the picture.
Local government's (local authorities) role
Country councils, district or borough councils, and parish councils that deal with tourism activities at a local level are included in the local authorities. The first priorities of local authorities are to provide a range of leisure and cultural facilities for local residents. These vary from outdoor facilities such as parks, sports field, playgrounds, picnic sites etc to indoor facilities like sports centre, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. They also plan for tourism like provision of visitors services such as car and coach parking facilities, provide caravan sites (with licensing and management being the responsibility of the District Councils), safety issues to the visitors and maintenance of local historic sites. They also provide statistics for RTB's and are mainly funded from:
i.Grants from central government ii.Council tax - system of local taxation used in England, Scotland, and
Governments are involved with tourist organizations at both international and national levels. The role of government is an important aspect of tourism which involves policies and political philosophies. In the developing countries, where tourism is still new, the public sector controls tourism activities, where they have Ministry of Tourism (e.g. Embratur in Brazil), which have the following duties:
Licensing, supervision and control of the different components of the tourism industry.
Tourism planning, including financial assistance for tourism development, notably trough the provision of infrastructure.
Facilitation/liberalization - moving away from isolation and going towards a free market.
Regulation of tourism policies for overall tourism development.
On the other hand, in developed countries with a well established tourism industry such as UK. The responsibilities are given to the private sectors and if by any chance there are any problems then the public sector comes in the picture.
Local government's (local authorities) role
Country councils, district or borough councils, and parish councils that deal with tourism activities at a local level are included in the local authorities. The first priorities of local authorities are to provide a range of leisure and cultural facilities for local residents. These vary from outdoor facilities such as parks, sports field, playgrounds, picnic sites etc to indoor facilities like sports centre, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. They also plan for tourism like provision of visitors services such as car and coach parking facilities, provide caravan sites (with licensing and management being the responsibility of the District Councils), safety issues to the visitors and maintenance of local historic sites. They also provide statistics for RTB's and are mainly funded from:
i.Grants from central government ii.Council tax - system of local taxation used in England, Scotland, and