helping croatia with a new tourism law

The OECD asked Melanie to work with them as an expert advisor on a project in Croatia. The Ministry of Tourism and Sport wanted advice on what to include in a new tourism law to help deliver the their sustainable tourism strategy. 

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Melanie conducted an extensive desk review of existing regulation and looked at the legislative frameworks of other countries to compare and contrast their approach. She designed a questionnaire for government staff and designed and facilitated a two day workshop in Zagreb to investigate some of the issues in more depth. 

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The resulting was a report that included an appraisal of the existing legislative framework , a comparative study of frameworks in Portugal, Estonia, Spain and Greece, and recommendations on four themes: destination management, standards for sustainable tourism, incentivising sustainable tourism development and performance management. 

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Later in 2023 she will go on to look at destination management across the country in more depth. 

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