The comprehensiveness of the strategic planningprocess in national tourism organizations (NTOs) is determined by an internal capability for strategic planning and dimensions of the external environment that reinforce or undermine the em ployment of this process. A model is presented, and a flexible design of NTO strategic planning systems is recommended.
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