Conflict in tourism: The case of the Easdale holiday village development proposal

The tourist industry refers to all those public and private organizations concerned with satisfying the requirements of the tourist for superstructure and infrastructure, and for a variety of natural, historic, cultural, human and climatic resources. In Great Britain, the tourist industry has important public, private and voluntary components. At a national level there is a wide spread of ministerial responsibilities relevant to tourism, and these are discharged through a plethora of central departments and specialised official agencies. At regional: local levels, local government is involved in tourism along with a wide front: from marketing and tourism programmes through to the provision of attractions and social overhead capital and to environmental planning. The private sector in tourism consists of a heterogeneous collection of trades and industries, and representing these and other interests is an important layer of voluntary body activity.