Eco- Resort
Hotel and Resort Management
Assignment Diploma Fall 2012
Title: Growing trend: Eco-resorts
Tutor: Mr. Hailstones
From: Katy Hui Man Ying
Course: Diploma 2
Submission Date: Week 15
Word count: 1,553
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Criteria of Eco-resorts 4 – 6
Benefits of Eco-resorts 6 – 7
Considerations on Eco-resorts 7 – 8
Conclusion 8
References 9 – 10
Introduction
There are researches done by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP, 2005) indicate that, from 1994 to 2004, the international economic sector of tourism industry has grown by 25%, contributing to 10.4% of the world’s total GDP. To aid the growth of tourism, the UNEP, connected with the World Tourism Organisation, has released the report titled Making Tourism More Sustainable: A Guide for Policy Makers. The report emphasizes the importance of tourism hoteliers to make efficient effort to maintain the environmental sustainability.
According to World Wildlife Fund (2010), eco-resorts are “types of resorts in which eco-efficiency measures are adopted throughout the lifecycle of the building, ranging from orientation, design, operation and maintenance”. Dowling (2000) also defines the eco-resort, quoted as followings:
“An eco-resort is a self-contained, upmarket, nature-based accommodation facility. It is characterised by environmentally sensitive design, development and management which minimizes its adverse impact on the environment, particularly in the areas of energy and waste management, water conservation and purchasing.” (Dowling 2000: 165).
To summarise the above, eco-resorts are not just focusing on the operation process, but from the concept design until the sustainability of the on-going policies. This paper is going to explore the principles of eco-resorts, also analysing the benefits and the disadvantages of eco-resorts.
Criteria of eco-resorts
The Sharetime Magazine (2011) suggests that
Assignment Diploma Fall 2012
Title: Growing trend: Eco-resorts
Tutor: Mr. Hailstones
From: Katy Hui Man Ying
Course: Diploma 2
Submission Date: Week 15
Word count: 1,553
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Criteria of Eco-resorts 4 – 6
Benefits of Eco-resorts 6 – 7
Considerations on Eco-resorts 7 – 8
Conclusion 8
References 9 – 10
Introduction
There are researches done by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP, 2005) indicate that, from 1994 to 2004, the international economic sector of tourism industry has grown by 25%, contributing to 10.4% of the world’s total GDP. To aid the growth of tourism, the UNEP, connected with the World Tourism Organisation, has released the report titled Making Tourism More Sustainable: A Guide for Policy Makers. The report emphasizes the importance of tourism hoteliers to make efficient effort to maintain the environmental sustainability.
According to World Wildlife Fund (2010), eco-resorts are “types of resorts in which eco-efficiency measures are adopted throughout the lifecycle of the building, ranging from orientation, design, operation and maintenance”. Dowling (2000) also defines the eco-resort, quoted as followings:
“An eco-resort is a self-contained, upmarket, nature-based accommodation facility. It is characterised by environmentally sensitive design, development and management which minimizes its adverse impact on the environment, particularly in the areas of energy and waste management, water conservation and purchasing.” (Dowling 2000: 165).
To summarise the above, eco-resorts are not just focusing on the operation process, but from the concept design until the sustainability of the on-going policies. This paper is going to explore the principles of eco-resorts, also analysing the benefits and the disadvantages of eco-resorts.
Criteria of eco-resorts
The Sharetime Magazine (2011) suggests that
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