STRENGTHENING PROGRAM FOR EMERGINF TOURIST DESTINATIONS: AN ANALISYS FROM THE ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT VIEW

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present in an objective manner a program implemented in Argentina which aims to promote and launch emerging tourist destinations. The program, called PROFODE - Program for strengthening and encouraging emerging tourist destinations – is currently being implemented by the National Area of Tourism Development, which depends on the National Tourism Department of Argentina.
This program promotes the development of tourist destinations which, because of their natural or cultural features, have possibilities to attract tourists, but have not yet achieved this goal due to competitiveness issues. On this subject, the PROFODE will be critically examined, following some guidelines proposed by the endogenous development approach, based on renowned authors in this field.