`Comment on the view that national tourism organisations are not needed for successful tourism destinations.`

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National Tourism Organisations

Many countries are scrapping and replacing their National Tourism Organizations with private local and international institutions due to globalisation . However , National Tourism Organizations are very necessary for successful tourism destination improvement and maintenance of any country in the world (Michael Stephen , 2007 ,

. 221 . Tourism in various countries has turned out to be a major source of revenue due to the changing habits of consumerism . Globalization acting to link the whole world through smooth information flow , services and products

br assist the tourists to choose with ease their destinations depending on their tastes and preferences . As part of the individual countries economic pillars through income generated from the enterprise , National Tourism Organizations roles go beyond coordination of the local tourism destination to strategic planning and preparedness to handle different issues at different times

This explores critically the essence of the National Tourism Organizations in the tourism enhancing strategies internationally Economic considerations of the government in coordinating the National Tourism Organizations is compared with the private capitalistic enterprises that are usually not ready to continue during the times of disasters when the profits are low . Besides , the also highlights the current reasons why the national tourism boards roles have been falling short of target in various countries and recommends the possible actions that should be taken to strengthen and increase the levels of tourism visitation in their individual countries (Commission on sustainable development , 1999 ,

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