This paper explores the application of collaboration theory to community-based tourism planning and development. It highlights the challenges and considerations in planning and developing local tourist destinations, emphasizing the need for interorganizational collaboration. The authors discuss the theoretical constructs of collaboration, drawing from interorganizational relations literature, and present propositions to guide collaborative initiatives. They argue that a domain-level focus is crucial in community tourism planning due to the interdependencies among multiple stakeholders. The paper outlines the collaboration process, including problem-setting, direction-setting, and implementation, and identifies key conditions for facilitating collaboration. It also examines the nature of community tourism destinations, the diverse community views on tourism development, and the role of a convener in initiating and facilitating collaboration. The authors conclude that collaboration is a dynamic and flexible process that can help manage complex planning issues and coordinate tourism development at the local level, but it requires addressing potential inhibitors and problems. The paper provides six propositions to assist researchers and practitioners in developing and testing theories and hypotheses in this area.This paper explores the application of collaboration theory to community-based tourism planning and development. It highlights the challenges and considerations in planning and developing local tourist destinations, emphasizing the need for interorganizational collaboration. The authors discuss the theoretical constructs of collaboration, drawing from interorganizational relations literature, and present propositions to guide collaborative initiatives. They argue that a domain-level focus is crucial in community tourism planning due to the interdependencies among multiple stakeholders. The paper outlines the collaboration process, including problem-setting, direction-setting, and implementation, and identifies key conditions for facilitating collaboration. It also examines the nature of community tourism destinations, the diverse community views on tourism development, and the role of a convener in initiating and facilitating collaboration. The authors conclude that collaboration is a dynamic and flexible process that can help manage complex planning issues and coordinate tourism development at the local level, but it requires addressing potential inhibitors and problems. The paper provides six propositions to assist researchers and practitioners in developing and testing theories and hypotheses in this area.