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