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External-intentional actions
The opposite situation is described by external-intentional actions. In such situations there may be relatively little that the destination can do to influence these events. However, they may be aware of them in advance irr some cases, perhaps allowing adaptive strategies to be implemented. If, for example, a country deliberately and drastically devalues its currency, then an adjacent destination may be faced with a more efficient competitor that can siphon away a significant proportion of its own market base. The decision of Atlantic City aird other communities to introduce gambling provided the incentive for Las Vegas to diversify its customer base On the pro-growth side, a national government mav decide to upgrade a local gravel road to a lull-scale highway, thereby inducing a shift from the involvement to the development stage. Historically, the construction of a direct rail link from London to Brighton in 1841 resulted in the onset of rapid development. More recently, an increase in the number of visitors to Port Douglas, in northern Queensland, resulted from the visit of President Clinton in 1996 (see 'In the news: Sea. sun and koalas— the US loves it").
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