In modern conditions, categorical variables in the tourism industry management, their interrelation between
state intervention and self-regulation, as well as the relationship between policy actors and steering modes are
developed. Targeted and effective governance is a key requirement for implementing competitive tourism industry.
It can facilitate democratic processes, guide and offer the means to make practical progress. The
article presents the results of the analysis and systematization of theoretical approaches of foreign authors to
the tourism industry management: from the point of view of the government approach, collaboration, public
and private partnership, the theory of clusters, political networks and stakeholders theory. It is revealed that
there are conceptual problems associated with the analysis of the theoretical foundations of management and
tourism policy in general. The role of the central government in the development of a coherent and effective
policy in the field of tourism is defined. Four modes of coordination in the tourism industry management are
identified: hierarchies, markets, networks and communities.
