STEP3: SURVEY ALL ELEMENTS
Collecting data (quantitative and qualitative) on all aspects of tourism
Basic data from fact finding (research)
Surveys include inventory of situation/ characteristics of development area and other factors:
Global and regional tourism patterns and trends
Characteristics of existing/ potential competing tourist destinations
Tourist arrival trends and characteristics of tourist arrivals
Existing potential tourist attractions and activities
Existing and already planned tourist accommodation, facilities and services
Existing natural resource, land use and land tenure patterns
Existing economic and employment patterns
Socio-cultural pattern (relate to the effects of tourism development)
Existing and already planned education and training programs
Existing government and private sector organizations in tourism
Present investment policies and availability of capital for investment