Small Island Visitor Attractions

Small Island Visitor Attractions

This article proposes a process framework for developing and managing visitor attractions (VA) in small island developing states with Trinidad and Tobago, a two-island state in the Caribbean, as the case study. An extensive literature review was conducted, supported by field observations, individual...

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Main Author: Haven Allahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-03-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015577113
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spelling doaj-73a38879af4048a0b03a8fa398f720092020-11-25T03:02:54ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402015-03-01510.1177/215824401557711310.1177_2158244015577113Small Island Visitor AttractionsHaven Allahar0University of the West Indies, Mount Hope, Trinidad and TobagoThis article proposes a process framework for developing and managing visitor attractions (VA) in small island developing states with Trinidad and Tobago, a two-island state in the Caribbean, as the case study. An extensive literature review was conducted, supported by field observations, individual depth interviews, and small and large focus group meetings. The process framework identified four sets of processes: national policy formulation and legislation; inventory, classification, evaluation, and ranking of VA; general operations management involving project management activities; and site specific activities of development, operations, and maintenance. The value of the framework lies in the fact that no similar framework applicable to small islands was covered in the literature and validation was obtained from a panel of experts and a cross section of tourism stakeholders in Tobago.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015577113
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description This article proposes a process framework for developing and managing visitor attractions (VA) in small island developing states with Trinidad and Tobago, a two-island state in the Caribbean, as the case study. An extensive literature review was conducted, supported by field observations, individual depth interviews, and small and large focus group meetings. The process framework identified four sets of processes: national policy formulation and legislation; inventory, classification, evaluation, and ranking of VA; general operations management involving project management activities; and site specific activities of development, operations, and maintenance. The value of the framework lies in the fact that no similar framework applicable to small islands was covered in the literature and validation was obtained from a panel of experts and a cross section of tourism stakeholders in Tobago.
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