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What is Sustainable Tourism?
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”Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of the present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing the opportunity for the future.It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled, while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.” _ World Tourism Organization
“Tourism, which is developed and maintained in an area in such a manner, and at such a scale, that it remains viable over an indefinite period and does not degrade or alter the environment (human and physical) in which it exists to such a degree that it prohibits the successful development and well-being of other activities and processes.” _ Mr Richard Butler, 1993
See the discussion forum thread entitled "Don't call tourism names" for a discussion about "good tourism".
And see the sub-menu to the left for more about sustainable/responsible tourism, including:-
”Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of the present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing the opportunity for the future.It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled, while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.” _ World Tourism Organization
“Tourism, which is developed and maintained in an area in such a manner, and at such a scale, that it remains viable over an indefinite period and does not degrade or alter the environment (human and physical) in which it exists to such a degree that it prohibits the successful development and well-being of other activities and processes.” _ Mr Richard Butler, 1993
See the discussion forum thread entitled "Don't call tourism names" for a discussion about "good tourism".
And see the sub-menu to the left for more about sustainable/responsible tourism, including:-
- Positive (& Negative) Impacts of Tourism
- Best Practices in Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism & Climate Change
- Biodiversity & Sustainable Tourism
- Aviation & Sustainable Travel
- Sustaining Industry Growth
- Community-Based Tourism
- Voluntourism
- Food
- Opinion: How Technology and the Social Conscience Will Rescue Tourism
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| WestAfricaDiscovery | Responsible Tourism conference at the WTM | 2 | Nov 13 2009, 2:33 PM EST by agricolus | ||
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Thread started: Oct 8 2009, 3:30 PM EDT
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Nowadays, the words “responsible”, “green” and “sustainable” are finding their way in front of every type of activity that we find on the market. Even though these terms reflect a healthier and compassionate lifestyle, they
also attract a wide number of customers due to the social trend which has swung over to the ethical way of seeing things in everyday life. Now it is the turn of tourism to get the “ethical treatment”, and the term Responsible Tourism has been circulating in blogs, travel fairs (see WTM responsible tourism day) and other publications for the past few years, and it seems like there is an ever growing database of tourism orientated businesses which are adopting the “responsible” label. Why? Well because it attracts the tourist of course. Responsible tourism started off as a strategy to use tourism as a tool to alleviate poverty in impoverished areas of the world, as its criteria includes economic benefits for communities in the destination, respect towards nature and cultural values, valorisation of national heritages and the promotion of sustainable living (renewable energy, permaculture, recycling, etc.). The majority of travel businesses that started off the trend strived towards this and still do, however there is a danger that there will be an increasing trend for businesses to jump on the band wagon to win a quick buck without taking into consideration the real meaning of responsible tourism. Now there is a chance for businesses seeking profitability through the right use of responsible tourism (using the Cape Town declaration criteria) to learn how to grow their ventures whilst respecting the ideals and values on which the industry started off on. [...] To read more go to wadiscovery.blogspot.com |
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| eccampbell | A sustainable tourism dilemma | 1 | Jan 4 2009, 7:40 AM EST by Gillenium | ||
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Thread started: Jan 1 2009, 8:41 PM EST
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I had an opportunity several years back to talk with the Minister of Culture and Tourism -- if that's the correct title, I forget exactly -- of Papau New Guinea. What a delightful chap to meet.
He pointed out a difficult syndrome: a government policy that tourism dollars be shared with the people in the bush who were objects of view by outside visitors, instead of staying with tourism operators from the city. But when a local fellow who had all his life been poling his dugout canoe by hand (as had his ancestors) would come into money, it might easily make sense to spend it on an outboard motor. His interests in shortening his commute time back and forth to work could not be expected to coincide with those of the anthropologists and wealthy tourists who wanted to observe primitive ways, nor the tourist industry. It was not deemed fair to ask such people to sacrifice in the name of some vague national interest, don't mention tour operators who had previously been exploiting the situation and returning nothing to the natives. Yet the motorized canoe no longer served as such an interesting tourist draw, and sustainable tourism took a hit. |
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| Editor/Admin | "Sustainable Tourism" vs "Responsible Travel" | 4 | Jan 4 2009, 7:31 AM EST by Gillenium | ||
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Thread started: Dec 27 2008, 10:32 AM EST
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... and The "Good Tourism" Wiki ...
Would it be useful for the purposes of this forum to consider:- 1) "Sustainable travel/tourism" as a supply-side issue pertaining to the products, processes, and practices of the business and industry of travel and tourism; recognising that economic considerations and marketability are part of the triple (quadruple?) bottom line of sustainability; AND 2) "Responsible travel" as the choices made by individuals, groups, and organisations when consuming travel and tourism products, while recognising that these choices could just as easily be made at home? What do you think? D |
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