In term of tourism the strategy aims to:
- avoid the risk inherent in tourism development and retain Marie-Galante’s strong identity compared with other Carribean destinations
- encourage a type of tourism that contribues to the aims of the island’s social and economic development, helps to bring down unemployment, and boosts resident’s income
- encourage integrated tourism that complements agricultural activity (meals, visitor reception, etc.) and allows farm to be maintained









LA 21 actions help promote:
- tourism as a complement of other activities
- locally-controlled tourism
- better quality provision
- soft tourism based on the island’s natural and cultural assets
- green tourism that involves the island’s interior, rather than beach tourim alone

Overall strategy:
- to prepare a specific sustainable toruism plan
- to set up a Tourist Office and bookings centre
- to create a “Marie-Galante: So true!” collective trademark
- to promote the destination’s image and its own specific characterics within the Carribean context, focusing on quality and sustainability
- to develop networking with the neighbouring islands

Improving the quality of accomodation and services:
- to audit and up-grade hotels, lodgings and guesthouses, with ratings
- to rehabilitate the entire accomodation pool
- to create a high-level hotel industry with limited carrying capacity
- to create a small-scale, flexibly structured and reversible yachting harbour with no heavy infrastructure
- to encourage the gradual replacement of the pool of hire cars with electric vehicles
- to promote the gastronomy of Marie-Galante

Eco-tourism:
- to create rambler paths and island discovery circuits
- to train locals as heritage and natural tourist guides
- to rehabilite the historic heritage to create museums and eco-museums...

Assisting companies involved in implementing Local Agenda 21:
- to facilitate access to credit for companies respecting the principles of sustainable development
- to finance technical or marketing advice for small companies being set up

Involving local players and citizens and raising public awareness:
- to consult citizens about the LA21 by setting ip a Standing Forum on sustainable development
- to set up a training centre specialised in sustainable development
- to regularly organise clean-up operations for the beaches , lagoons and coastal areas by professionals and local volunteers
11) Does the Local Agenda 21 cover the destination as a whole?
Yea, the strategy is sharped at island level- it covers the destination as a whole.