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DIPA
Destination Investment Preparedness Assessment. What would need to be true for someone to invest?
A strong destination brand can attract visitors. Investors, lenders, developers, and operators look for something more: confidence that a destination understands where it is going and has the institutional capacity, industry ecosystem, and enabling conditions to support development over time.
DIPA examines those conditions across three dimensions:
- Institutional Alignment: Do government, tourism organizations, economic development agencies, and communities share a clear enough vision for tourism development, and do responsibilities and decision-making structures support it?
- Industry Maturity: Does the destination have the businesses, workforce, supply chains, operators, and supporting ecosystem new investment needs to succeed?
- Enabling Environment: Are the policies, infrastructure, incentives, and development processes in place to make responsible tourism investment possible?
