In order to achieve the desired competitiveness on the tourist market, the main focus of destination tourism management plan must be the adjustment to the qualitative and quantitative trends, as well as the challenges that affect the process of destination planning itself. Changes in the tourist market are inevitable and therefore they are posing a challenge for the destinations during tourism planning. Factors to be considered while planning the destination tourism are the emergence of specific postmodern tourists, an increase in the number of tourists with special needs, the growth in demand for selective forms of tourism, a trend of sustainable development, technology development, increasing demand for cultural routes, and a strong influence of terrorism on development of tourism. In addition, the relationship between stakeholders and their coordination within the tourism sector are crucial, as well as the role of the local community. In order to maintain competitiveness, it is necessary to foresee future tourist trends which play a significant role in the successful execution of destination planning.