6. Development issues and challenges
The governments of Southeast Asian nations need to play the leading role in formulating precise policies
and implementing them in a manner similar to the countries that developed tourism industry considering
the industry as one of the key means to achieve economic development. The governments might adopt
these policies on a priority basis by considering it as a political agenda. It is evident that the private sector
has become the driver of development, investment, and management of tourism sector. This private sector
is found to be initiating the lead in taking necessary initiatives for tourism development. Anyone might
presume that perhaps a small number of South Asian nations have rendered cautious deliberation to the
type of tourism that may benefit them the most. . It is necessary for these countries to identify the type of
tourism they want. In addition, it is also vital to analyze to what degree their stated aims, purposes or