International Case Studies in Tourism Planning

Part I. Governance Architectures and Policy Transformation 

Case 1. From Tourism Resource Managers to Next-Generation DMOs

María del Mar Torres Montesinos and Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernández

Case 2. Decentralization in Tourism: Can Local Governments Deliver?

Maja Borlinič Gačnik and David Borlinič Gačnik

Case 3. Sustainability Indicators as a Means of Evaluating Public Policy Performance in Tourism

María Belén Cobacho-Tornel and José María Ramos-Parreño

Case 4. The Music Cities Network: Music, Soft Power and Transnational Policy Innovation

Lena Ingwersen and Paula Simó-Tomás

Case 5. The Impact of National Policies on Travel and Tourism: Focus on the USA 

Frédéric Dimanche and Kelley McClinchey

Case 6. Is It Enough to Have a Good Plan? 

Cristina Barzallo-Neira and Juan Ignacio Pulido-Fernández

Part II. Planning Instruments, Participation and Technological Mediation

Case 7. The Co-creation of Tourism Policy Through Urban Living Labs

Fernando Alvarez Teresa, Marina Marfil Cotilla and José Tomás Arnau Domínguez

Case 8. Tourism Stakeholder Boards: A Tool for Collaborative and Sustainable Destination Governance

David Mora, Borja Torres Fuentes and Iñaki Gaztelumendi do Ejo

Case 9. Stakeholder Dynamics in Tourism Planning: A Role-Playing Exercise

Hasan Tahsin Karali, Öykü Öztürk Karali and Maria D. Alvarez

Case 10. Nudging for Better Tourism Planning: Applying Behavioral Insights to Visitor Management

Maksim Godovykh

Case 11. When the Map Disappears: Cartographic (In)Visibility and the Tourist’s Technological Dependence as a Public Policy

José Tomás Arnau Domínguez

Case 12. Collaborative Methods for Designing Climate Adaptation Strategies for Urban Tourism

Hélder Silva Lopes, Paula Remoaldo, Vítor Ribeiro and Laurentina Vareiro

Case 13. “Ergo4All”: Ergonomic Design and Tourism Industry Policy. An AI-Guided Case Study

Miguel Mayol-Tur and Andrés Artal-Tur

Part III. Destinations Under Pressure: Crisis, Saturation and Transition

Case 14. Tourism After Disaster: Public Policy and Cultural Heritage in Antakya Post-2023 Earthquakes

Cihan Mert Sabah, Elmas Merve Özyurt, Melek Karahasan, Nur Eradlı and Aliye Ahu Gülümser

Case 15. Restoring Credibility: Managing a Tourism Crisis Under Bangladesh Tourism Policy 2025

ABM Rashedul Hassan and Antónia Correia

Case 16. Innovation, Intelligence and Collaborative Participation in Response to Tourist Saturation in Canal de Navarrés, Spain 

Rubén Arnandis-i-Agramunt and Sandra Navarro-Ruiz

Case 17. Paradise in Peril? Tourism at Crossroads in Bali, Indonesia

Zilmiyah Kamble, Joel Qi Hong Yap and Ziwei Yang

Case 18. Urban Regeneration, Nature-Based Solutions, and Green Tourism in Post-Industrial Cities

Luca Battisti, Federico Cuomo and Evinç Doğan

Case 19. Rethinking Landscape and Tourism Investments: Negotiating Territorial Futures in the New European Bauhaus

Jordi Boixader

Case 20. Planning for Extreme Heat: Integrating Climate Adaptation into Tourism Policy

Paula Simó-Tomás and José Tomás Arnau Domínguez

Part IV. Culture, Heritage and Sectoral Policy in Tourism Planning

Case 21. Between the Sacred and the Profane. Religious Heritage in Sustainable Tourism

Justyna Majewska

Case 22. Bridging Time: Creative Drama as a Tool for Cultural Heritage Awareness, Preservation and Continuation

Aysegul Selcuki Uysal

Case 23. Who Should Be the Face of Virtual Heritage?

Charlotte De Sainte Maresville and Christine Petr

Case 24. Hashtags and Heritage: Analysing Tourism Public Policy Through Social Media Reactions to Museum Pricing in Istanbul, Turkey

Gözde Cobek and Paula Simó-Tomás

Case 25. Driving Tourism Through Governmental Commitment to Live Entertainment: A Study of D.Live

Michael Brill, Lilian Petersen, Daniela Stork and Michael Roslon

Case 26. Beyond the Plate: Policy for Preserving Culinary Heritage in İzmir, Turkey

Betül Öztürk

Case 27. Co-branding a Tourism Destination and a Scientific Conference

Stella Kladou, Eirini Papadaki and Nikolaos Trihas

Case 28. From Policy to Plate: Integrating Hospitality into Hungary’s Tourism Strategy Framework

Bence Csapody

Case 29. Impact of Sustainability Policies and Regulations on the Food and Beverage Industry in Singapore

Kuan-Huei Lee & Mark Teo Shan Chian

Biography

Paula Simó-Tomás, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valencia, Span. Her research and publications lie at the intersection of political economy, cultural economics, and tourism, with a particular focus on music tourism, music cities, and territorial development. Her teaching focuses on economic policy, event management, and sustainable development. Dr. Simó-Tomás is Co-Chair of the Music Cities Network, leads the Music for Development research unit, and actively collaborates with the music industry and policymakers in Spain and internationally.