The tourism value chain is like a journey map that shows all the steps involved in providing a tourist experience. It starts from the initial idea of traveling and goes all the way through to when the traveler heads back home. Each step along the chain involves different businesses and services working together, like transportation, accommodation, restaurants, and tour guides. By understanding the tourism value chain, businesses can see how they fit into the bigger picture of creating enjoyable and memorable experiences for travelers.

According to the scheme proposed by DEVCO and UNWTO (Marion, 2013), the tourism value chain can be defined as a process, in which private sector representatives, in collaboration with the state and the public, use specific resources to create value through various processes (product or service production, planning, finance, marketing, distribution, development, management, etc.) and sell the final product and service to tourists.