if not sustainable
tourism development, in the developing world. But, on
the otherhand, adopting those planning models and
approaches developed in and for developed countries to
solve the problems of tourism in developing countries
requires considerable e!ort, "nancial resources and expertise,
all of which may not be available in those countries.
Even if these models are "nancially and technically
feasible, it may not be feasible in terms of &politics'. In
other words, decision-makers may not accept such
a model since it may be contrary to their interests. Any
planning model should be both politically acceptable and
desirable in developing countries if it is to be implemented.
Adapting the techniques and approaches developed
by others does not necessarily meet developing
countries' needs. Hence, it is suggested that developing
countries need to develop their own contemporary
tourism development approaches by taking into account
theirown socio-economic, political and legislative conditions
to cope with the unplanned and uncontrolled
tourism development that has emerged as a challenge to
sustainable tourism development.