What is sustainable tourism?

Question

Please give in a detailed answer. Thanks

Answer 1

Go to http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/sust-tourism/about.htm for more information on sustainable tourism. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published various documents that might be of interest to you. Good luck!

Answer 2

There are many different definitions of sustainable tourism that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to assume that all tourists are responsible for respecting and conserving a location's economic, environmental, and socio-cultural balances.

Global economists forecast continuing international tourism growth, ranging between three and six percent annually, depending on the location. As one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries, this continuous growth will place great stress on remaining biodiverse habitats, often used to support mass tourism. Sustainable tourists are aware of these dangers and seek to protect their favorite destinations, and to protect tourism as an industry. Sustainable tourists face many responsibilities to reduce tourism's impact on communities, including:

- informing themselves of the culture, politics, and economy of the communities being visited.

- anticipating and respecting local cultures' expectations and assumptions.

- contributing to intercultural understanding and tolerance.
supporting the integrity of local cultures by favoring businesses which conserve cultural heritage

- supporting local economies by purchasing local goods and participating with small, local businesses.

- conserving resources by seeking out businesses that are environmentally conscious, and by using the least possible amount of non-renewable resources.

Answer 3

There are many different definitions of sustainable tourism that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to assume that all tourists are responsible for respecting and conserving a location's economic, environmental, and socio-cultural balances.

Global economists forecast continuing international tourism growth, ranging between three and six percent annually, depending on the location. As one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries, this continuous growth will place great stress on remaining biodiverse habitats, often used to support mass tourism. Sustainable tourists are aware of these dangers and seek to protect their favorite destinations, and to protect tourism as an industry. Sustainable tourists face many responsibilities to reduce tourism's impact on communities, including:

informing themselves of the culture, politics, and economy of the communities being visited.
anticipating and respecting local cultures' expectations and assumptions.
contributing to intercultural understanding and tolerance.
supporting the integrity of local cultures by favoring businesses which conserve cultural heritage
supporting local economies by purchasing local goods and participating with small, local businesses.
conserving resources by seeking out businesses that are environmentally conscious, and by using the least possible amount of non-renewable resources.