Task: Outline a plan to develop the tourism industry at Sterling Bay. In your plan:
- Describe the economic approach that the government at Sterling Bay should use to evaluate various options for diversifying the economy?
- Assume that tourism has been selected as the preferred industry to be developed. What type of tourism should be adopted? Describe examples of F&B, accommodation, transportation, attractions and events that suit the approach that you have recommended.
- Identify potential economic advantages and disadvantages of developing tourism at Sterling Bay.
- Identify potential socio-cultural advantages and disadvantages of developing tourism at Sterling Bay. Ensure that your answers make reference to the theory that you have learnt in this programme. Pay attention to the information given about Sterling Bay;
facts about the place and the people residing there. Your answer should reflect a good level of understanding and analysis of the information given. The essay should follow good academic writing by having a structure; you should have an introduction, a main body containing your arguments, followed by a conclusion. You are required to consult and fully reference a MINIMUM of 5 references from 3 different sources of information (e.g., book; www; journal article from the full-text databases; current affairs magazine; newspaper etc.)