Overview: Resort

Planning and
Development

Resort planning and development is

basically an economic process, and all
other goals- social and environmentalmust be subordinated to the economic
objective.

Participants in the Resort Planning

and Development
Developer

Market &
Financial
Analysts

Architects

Engineers
&
Contractors

Land
Planners

Social
Engineers

Lawyers

Mgmt
consultant

Ayala Land Inc.

Landco

Land Planners & Architects

drafting conceptual master plan
recommending preliminary quality
standards and densities
define the physical development
potential of the site in planning terms

Market & Financial Analysts

determine whether the full development

plan, in terms of size and timing, can be
justified economically

Social Engineers &

Management Consultants
Evaluates the socio-economic
conditions of the local community
Provides the ideal organizational
structure for the proposed project.
Assess the social impact of the
proposed resort project to the host
community.

Lawyers
Interprets

the local government

regulations and laws affecting the
resort project.
Legal obligations and contracts
also involved in preparing the
environmental impact statement
(EIS)

Engineers & Contractors

development

partners; contractor
bids; financing; construction of
actual project
utilities requirements and costs
refinement of offsite/onsite utilities
required

Management Responsibilities &

Involvement
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Conceptualizing the Master Plan

Market Feasibility Study
Local Government Regulations
EIS & ECC
Architectural Design & Layout
Interface of architecture
Project Flow Chart

Conceptual Master Plan

Formulation of the resort image
Location of the hotel, condominiums,
vacation homes and other types of lodging
facilities.
Location of the recreational facilities
Design of the general transportation
system; flow of traffic; and provision of
parking areas

Conceptual Master Plan

Provision and location of shops, satellite

restaurants, snack bars or other dining
facilities and storage facilities for
recreational vehicles and equipment.
Provision for expansion of the hotel,
recreational facilities and transportation
system

Conceptual Master Plan

Provision of employee housing, schools,

churches, and other employee needs.
Provision for laundry operation,
engineering plants, warehouse, other
forms of internal and external
communication systems for the resort

Conceptual Master Plan

Design and structural provisions of the

resort hotel.
Design of the general transport system
for goods and supplies, security and
maintenance and other related traffic
flows.

Conceptual Master Plan

Menu planning for the hotel dining

rooms, satellite restaurants, snack bars
and other guest dining facilities.
Preliminary concepts related to marketing
of resort products

Market Feasibility Study

required

for each resort project in

order to determine whether the
master plan can be justified in
economic terms
required by banks and other debt
financing sources
attempts to determine the level of
demand for the proposed project

Market Feasibility Study

Market

size and characteristics

Mission and Goals
Industry statistics
Pricing
Development costs
Land and building size
ROI

Local Government Regulation

zoning

and planning control exist

for the primary reason of
regulating various kinds of
development
regulations that control planning
decisions

Environmental Impact Statement

generally defined as a written
report which describes what may
happen to the environment if a
specific project is carried out
primary intent is to improve
decision making during the
planning process for the resort and
other forms of development

Architectural Design and Layout

are

predicted upon structural,

physical, social, cultural and
psychological considerations.

Architectural Design and Layout

Structural considerations relate to the

best use of land and choice of building
materials and forms
Physical considerations refer to the
function of the proposed structures

Social, psychological and cultural

considerations relate to the guests who
will be occupying the structures

Architecture, landscaping and

interior design
should focus on achieving functional
efficiency of all structures and design
should be made concurrently during
the planning process
all elements of the resort must
harmonize and reinforce each other

Importance of Master Plan for

Future Planning

management should consult the

master plan each time a major
project is undertaken
dont do everything at once
additional facilities can increase the
popularity of the resort if such
addition coincide with future
interests of the resort guests

Reference

Resort Management by Chuck Gee

Study of hot spring resort development

ordered
BAGUIO City Mayor Mauricio Domogan has ordered
the conduct of a feasibility study on the
development of Asin Hotspring Resort to turn it into
an income-generating asset. Domogan formed a
project study team to determine the resorts
economic and social viability.

The team will be headed by Leticia Clemente, city budget

officer and local economic and investment officer. The team is
also composed of city building official Oscar Flores, city
assessor Augustus Medina, city administrator Carlos Canilao,
city legal officer Melchor Carlos Rabanes, city treasurer
Thelma Manaois, city engineer Leo Bernardez and city
planning and development officer Evelyn Cayat.
The team will be tasked to prepare development proposals
and related plans for the development of the property,
conduct site inspection and technical assessment of the
property, prepare engineering designs, architectural plans,
project estimates and others to pinpoint areas for
development. (Aileen Refuerzo)
Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on June 19,
2012.

Case2
Title: When the bubble burst: planning
and reality in Japan's resort industry.
Author: Funck, C.
Journal: Current Issues in Tourism 1999
Vol. 2 No. 4 pp. 333-353

Case Questions
1. It was mentioned in the case that once
the resort plans in Japan became public,
they drew a wide range of criticism for
failure to integrate local authorities and
inhabitants into the planning process.
Discuss why local authorities and
inhabitants of the community, where
resorts are to be established, must be
involved in the resort planning. Justify
your answer.

Case Questions
2. In the creation of Japan's Resort Law,
'the social needs and regulation issues'
were neglected. Enumerate and discuss
the consequences of this problem
highlighted in the case. What other
relevant government agencies or private
institutions/organizations should have
been represented in the creation of
Japans Resort Law. Why?

Case Questions
3. 'From a regional development point of
view, tourism does not and cannot offer a
single model for development for every
location because it relies on the unique
character of each region (Mitchell &
Murphy, 1991:62). Do you see this idea
considered in resort planning and
development in Japan? Explain. Discuss
and cite examples where this principle
may be disregarded in an actual resort
development.

Case Questions
4. Identify and discuss problems/issues
concerning the Resort Law and its
implementation that led to the loss of
interest of companies in resort
development. Are these problems/issues
inevitable in resort planning? What
measures/practices could have been in
place before the implementation of the
Resort Law in Japan?

Case Questions
4. Identify and discuss problems/issues
concerning the Resort Law and its
implementation that led to the loss of
interest of companies in resort
development. Are these problems/issues
inevitable in resort planning? What
measures/practices could have been in
place before the implementation of the
Resort Law in Japan?

Case Questions
5. In Hyogo prefecture, resort
development plan was seen 'as an
instrument to control rather than attract
investment.' Discuss how this goal was
carried out in Hyogo. What strategies
were rolled out to counter the limitations
of the place? Discuss how and why this
goal was seen in other resort development
in Ehime, Fukushima, Mie and Miyazaki
prefectures.