Destination Development and
Institutionalization Strategies
In the OIC Member Countries
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Table 30: The OIC Country Examples408:
Phase Discovery/ Exploration phase Developed phase
Country/
Destination
Azerbaijan (National) Nigeria (National) Turkey (National)
Legislation
responsibility
and example:
In Azerbaijan, the Ministry
of Culture and Tourismhas
designated state
authorities to implement
policies that have been
described in its charter. In
addition, there are
monthly, quarterly, and
annual reports prepared
for the Ministry for
transparency. The Ministry
itself is annually audited to
review funds spent.
In Nigeria, the Federal
Government of Nigeria
developed the Nigerian
Tourism Act, which
established a tourismboard
at state and federal levels
responsible for destination
oversight.409
The Turkish government
created travel agency laws,
which call for local
authorities to monitor
destinations. For example,
The Istanbul Provincial
Directorate of Culture is a
local tourism authority arm
of the government
responsible for legal
inspection of destinations.
410
Source: DinarStandard Analysis
408 All components of table based on case study feedback unless otherwise mentioned
409 Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation. (n.d.) Retrieved January 6, 2018 from
410 İstanbul'da turisti kandırana af yok. (2017, August 6). Retrieved from
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