Nesseley Louisville
1st Embassy Secretary for Tourism and Trade Development Embassy of Suriname, Paris, France
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF VISAS IN TRAVEL TO DEVELOPING DESTINATIONS: THE CASE OF SURINAME
Visa policies are among the most important governmental formalities influencing international tourism, yet they are still regularly mentioned as inadequate and inefficient, and thus, regarded as an obstacle to tourism growth (UNWTO/WTTC 2012). This research note explores the opportunities that facilitating visa policies present to national governments. Key areas for further research are identified for the government of the Republic of Suriname, which like many other developing or emerging tourist destinations, has few institutionalized policies for destination management and regulation of tourism. Arguably, these destinations might prove more receptive to implementing more facilitating visa policy reform decisions than other, more developed and well known, vacation destinations.
Keywords: Suriname, Tourism Regulation, Visa Policies, Emerging Destinations.
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