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addition to capacity building and performance monitoring mechanisms. The success stories
and challenges encountered in establishing and managing existing MDTCs are also presented.
Chapter Two focuses on existing MDTCs, which include the OIC member countries outlining the
corridor types, how they were developed, the entities and tourism stakeholders involved, the
enabling infrastructure and legislation, how they are financed, marketed, and managed, in
addition to capacity building and performance monitoring mechanisms. The chapter also
highlights best practices and lessons learned in the development, management, and marketing
of existing
Chapter Three presents four MDTCs, including two OIC and two non-OIC corridors, outlining
the corridor types, how they were developed, the entities and tourism stakeholders involved,
the enabling infrastructure and legislation, how they are financed, marketed and managed, and
the lessons learned from these corridors. In Chapter Four, MDTCs in the OIC region are
compared with global best practices in terms of three main areas: planning and development,
management, and marketing. Chapter 5 proposes policy recommendations for existing based
on the classification of the OIC member countries using a set of criteria, including the countries’
visa openness and tourism readiness. Chapter 5 also makes recommendations for the potential
OIC MDTCs