Monitoring tourism destinations is a very complex subject. In this unit we will discuss about the new concepts of destination monitoring, analyze some good practice in destination management, which includes recording and monitoring trends in business and destination activity. The unit topics will approach the European Union orientations on a common methodology, local monitoring in natural areas, heritage monitoring, events monitoring, sustainable tourism criteria’s, visitor behavior and satisfaction. Also the new technologies and social media will be part of the unit contents, as they are becoming more important to understand tourism evolution. It show how monitoring is important and useful for the tourism destinations activity.