What matters to visitors also matters to residents

While Tyler Brulé of the Financial Times is writing, in "Enough of this ridiculous game of musical chairs," about the European Community, his suggestion for a new set of European ministries is dead-on in terms of what matters to visitors in terms of destination management.

-- Ministry of First Impressions
-- Ministry for Good Graphics and Typography
-- Ministry of Conferences and Get Togethers
-- Ministry for Early Adoption
-- Ministry for Architecture and Urbanism
-- Ministry for Interiors
-- Ministry of Logistics, Transport and Keeping Things Running to Plan
-- Ministry of Good Times and Better Living.

The "Fast Lane" and "Slow Lane" (by Harry Eyre) columns that run on the back page of the Weekend Section of the Financial Times are good pieces usually directly relevant to tourism and destination management.

Earlier today I "took" the first course in GWU's Tourism Department. They have put the department's introductory course, Introduction to the Tourism Industry, on the web. Now, I skimmed it, skipped the section on sports tourism, and "failed" the exam (although I thought a couple questions were poorly worded). It's a useful introduction to the field, covering broadly the issues that communities must address if they are serious about destination management. To go through the entire presentation takes probably three hours.

Index Keywords: destination-management