Governance of tourism in OECD countries

Abstract

This paper discusses trends in tourism governance among OECD countries and identifies good practice. Governance is defined as the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority necessary to manage a nation's affairs. The material for this paper is derived from a review of government websites and publications, a survey of policy material provided to the OECD tourism unit by member countries and discussions with OECD and member country representatives. The paper draws together good practice from around the world and provides an assessment of governance issues from the perspective of national tourist administration organizations. Seven areas of good practice are identified.

Keywords:

• destination management
• governance
• tourism policy
• OECD countries

Acknowledgements

This paper builds on the work of the OECD Tourism Committee to facilitate an integrated governmental approach to tourism development.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors

Noel Scott's Research interests include the study of tourism experiences, destination management and stakeholder organization. He is a frequent speaker at international academic and industry conferences, and has over 180 academic articles published, including 13 books. He has supervised 15 doctoral students to completion and worked as a senior manager in a variety of leading businesses.

Giuseppe Marzano is Dean of the Graduate School at Universidad de Las Americas (UDLA) in Quito, Ecuador. He researches in the area of multi-stakeholder decision-making processes in tourism with particular emphasis on image building and destination branding.

ORCID

Noel Scott http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-2563