International Case Studies in Tourism Planning

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.

• 'Part I. Governance Architectures and Policy Transformation. Case 1. From Tourism Resource Managers to Next-Generation DMOs. Case 2. Decentralization in Tourism: Can Local Governments Deliver?. Case 3. Sustainability Indicators as a Means of Evaluating Public Policy Performance in Tourism. Case 4. The Music Cities Network: Music, Soft Power and Transnational Policy Innovation. Case 5. The Impact of National Policies on Travel and Tourism: Focus on the USA. Case 6. Is It Enough to Have a Good Plan?. Part II. Planning Instruments, Participation and Technological Mediation. Case 7. The Co-creation of Tourism Policy Through Urban Living Labs. Case 8. Tourism Stakeholder Boards: A Tool for Collaborative and Sustainable Destination Governance. Case 9. Stakeholder Dynamics in Tourism Planning: A Role-Playing Exercise. Case 10. Nudging for Better Tourism Planning: Applying Behavioral Insights to Visitor Management. Case 11. When the Map Disappears: Cartographic (In)Visibility and the Tourist’s Technological Dependence as a Public Policy. Case 12. Collaborative Methods for Designing Climate Adaptation Strategies for Urban Tourism. Case 13. “Ergo4All”: Ergonomic Design and Tourism Industry Policy. An AI-Guided Case Study. Part III. Destinations Under Pressure: Crisis, Saturation and Transition. Case 14. Tourism After Disaster: Public Policy and Cultural Heritage in Antakya Post-2023 Earthquakes. Case 15. Restoring Credibility: Managing a Tourism Crisis Under Bangladesh Tourism Policy 2025. Case 16. Innovation, Intelligence and Collaborative Participation in Response to Tourist Saturation in Canal de Navarrés, Spain. Case 17. Paradise in Peril? Tourism at Crossroads in Bali, Indonesia. Case 18. Urban Regeneration, Nature-Based Solutions, and Green Tourism in Post-Industrial Cities. Case 19. Rethinking Landscape and Tourism Investments: Negotiating Territorial Futures in the New European Bauhaus. Case 20. Planning for Extreme Heat: Integrating Climate Adaptation into Tourism Policy. Part IV. Culture, Heritage and Sectoral Policy in Tourism Planning. 21. Between the Sacred and the Profane. Religious Heritage in Sustainable Tourism. 22. Bridging Time: Creative Drama as a Tool for Cultural Heritage Awareness, Preservation and Continuation. 23. Who Should Be the Face of Virtual Heritage? 24. Hashtags and Heritage: Analysing Tourism Public Policy Through Social Media Reactions to Museum Pricing in Istanbul, Turkey. 25. Driving Tourism Through Governmental Commitment to Live Entertainment: A Study of D.Live. 26. Beyond the Plate: Policy for Preserving Culinary Heritage in İzmir, Turkey. 27. Co-branding a Tourism Destination and a Scientific Conference. 28. From Policy to Plate: Integrating Hospitality into Hungary’s Tourism Strategy Framework. 29. Impact of Sustainability Policies and Regulations on the Food and Beverage Industry in Singapore.