There are numerous examples of tourism destinations around the world that have
been adversely impacted upon by tourism development. The negative impacts have
been attributed, among other things, to inadequate or non-existent planning
frameworks for tourism development. Therefore it has been advocated that tourism
planning is vital to offset some of the negative impacts that tourism can have on the
destination community. While several different approaches have been advocated
over the years, tourism planning based on the philosophies of sustainability has
emerged as one of the most comprehensive and accepted approaches.