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THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF PLANNING TOURISM IN ARAB COUNTRIES

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PDF: Author(s): Guzikova L. A., Radwan You.,
Number of journal: 4(53) Date: November 2020
Annotation:

The rapid development of the tourism industry in recent decades has attracted attention of researchers as an economic and social phenomenon. Destabilizing events of the worldwide scale — the coronavirus pandemic — became a test of strength for the tourism industry, aggravated the significance of planning issues and forced to turn to its theoretical foundations. The article discusses the basic theoretical provisions of tourism planning. The aim of the work is to identify the most important theoretical aspects of tourism planning in relation to the Arab countries. The study is based on a logical analysis of theoretical provisions and factual information. The necessity of tourism planning for more fully utilizing the tourism potential of the countries of the region under consideration is substantiated. It is shown that, with proper planning, tourism can contribute to economic development, but development sustainability is ensured by a balance between economic, social and environmental goals. Based on the analysis of scientific works devoted to the development of tourism in the region, the goals of planning, the models that can be taken as its fundamental, and the principles of “good planning”, the observance of which ensures the sustainability of the tourist flow, are identified. The factual data which testify to the relevance of tourism planning issues for the Arab countries and attention to these issues by state authorities, as well as the possible approaches to tourism planning at the regional level are analyzed. The conclusions are formulated and recommendations are given on the practical use of the theoretical provisions identified and composed by the authors. Sound scientific ideas about tourism planning should allow the countries of the analyzed region to create tourist flow planning mechanisms that take into account regional specifics and contribute to a sustainable flow of resources into the regional economy.

Keywords:

tourism, international tourism, tourism potential, tourist flow, development model, tourism planning, tourism planning goals, tourism planning principles, tourism planning factors, Arab countries.

For citation:

Radwan Younan, Guzikova L. A. Theoretical aspects of planning tourism in Arab countries. Business. Education. Law, 2020, no. 4, pp. 46–51. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2020.53.413.