Martins, Catarina Antónia2026-02-042026-02-042025Martins, C. A. (2025). Tourism destination development and management. A literature review. In Livro de Atas do Congresso Internacional de Turismo - ITC'24, Universidade Técnica do Atlântico: São Vicente. p. 562-597. ISBN 978-989-36413-0-9978-989-36413-0-9http://hdl.handle.net/10198/35673The present paper highlights the importance of tourism destinations as an aggregating element within the scope of tourism development; despite the relevance of tourism and tourism destinations, there is no consensual definition of a tourism destination. The objectives of the present paper are to present a literature review and discussion of the concept of destination, the concept of models for destination development and models for destination management. The paper makes critical theoretical contributions to literature since it discusses the main concepts of tourism destination development and management. A new concept of tourism destination is also presented.engDestination managementDestination development modelsTourism destinationDestination management modelsconference paper