A Standing Department · Framework: Sovereign Tourism Architecture
Policy & Governance
Visa regimes, ministerial decisions and the institutional architecture that determines whether tourism revenue is captured, retained and reinvested. The Sovereign Tourism Architecture framework treats tourism not as an industry the state regulates, but as a sector the state must architect to capture value within its own economy.
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