Background

The Tourism Management Institute’s stated purpose is: Advancing the science and art of sustainable destination management for the benefit of our global community”

In parallel, TMI’s definition of destination management is: Sustainable Tourism Destination Management involves activities to attract, manage and support tourism for the social, economic and environmental benefit of businesses and the community”

TMI was created in 1997, having evolved from the original British Association of Tourism Officers, the heritage of which dates back to the 1950’s. In 2010 it was incorporated into the Tourism Society, an arrangement which was subsequently terminated in 2015/16 since when, the ‘new TMI’ has flourished and enjoyed real growth both in membership and profile. It has also continued to expand its accreditation of higher and further education courses through its course recognition scheme. TMI is also more actively engaged on the board of the Tourism Alliance and is working closely with VisitBritain/ VisitEngland and other tourism agencies.

Since its reincorporation some of the essential building blocks have been put in place to enable TMI to operate under its own direction. This business plan is designed to provide structure to the Institute’s membership and engagement activities, build upon its recent successes in delivering its stated purpose, and support its ambition to ‘maximise TMI’s role as the voice of destination management’.