Write an essay that 1) critically discusses the available definitions of Sustainable Tourism Development; 2) provides a list of possible policy interventions and guidelines designed to induce the tourist industry to adhere to the principles of Sustainable Development; 3) illustrates‚ using real world examples‚ the practical implementation of such policies and guidelines. Tourism is one of the world ’s largest industries and has a multitude of impacts‚ both positive and negative‚ on people ’s lives
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Sustainable tourism is an industry that attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture while helping to generate income‚ employment‚ and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Meaning‚ sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. It aims to meet the needs of the present tourists and host communities whilst protecting and enhancing needs in the
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1 tourism impacts The impacts of tourism can be sorted into seven general categories: 1. Economic 2. Environmental 3. Social and cultural 4. Crowding and congestion 5. Services 6. Taxes 7. Community attitude Each category includes positive and negative impacts. Not all impacts are applicable to every community because conditions or resources differ. Community and tourism leaders must balance an array of impacts that may either improve or negatively affect communities and their residents
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Expanded explanation of tourism industry and its scope. Tourism industry is the main influential type of industry in the world. It is not just hundreds of thousands of business but a global industry with major policy implications (Smith‚ 1995). It is based on different components and interrelated parts. For example‚ transportation‚ accommodation‚ attractions‚ activities‚ marketing and government regulation. Government in all levels encourage tourism development because it generates new wealth through
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Seminar Discover Malaysia : Your Muslim Friendly Destination organized by Tourism Islamic Malaysia. The seminar attract me because there is many Muslims travelers looking a travel destination that can give them a halal food to eat and facility for them to pray such as mosque. This seminar promote Malaysia as a destination for a Muslim travelers and this is what attract me the most. ABOUT SEMINAR Islamic tourism in Southeast Asia is steadily increasing in popularity especially with
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impact that the recession has had on the travel and tourism industry in the UK. I will also examine and provide a justification of the wide-ranging processes of change in Travel and Tourism which have arisen due to the recession. The recession is an issue in travel and tourism because the state of the economy determines the success of the travel industry. The recession has had a negative but also a somewhat positive affect on the travel and tourism industry. The recession is a slowdown in economic
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HERITAGE AND CULTURAL TOURISM TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Tourism is third largest industry in the world and according to the report of World travel and Tourism Council tourism industry generates approx 12% of world GNP (Agyei and Samuel‚ 2006). Heritage and culture has always been one of the most significant aspects of world tourism. People live their lives against rich environment formed by historic buildings‚ countryside’s of ancient times (Chang‚ 2000). This present research report
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1. Introduction At present these days‚ the prevalence of volunteer tourism has drawn the public’s attention. According to a survey‚ it is estimated that 1.6 million people take part in volunteer tourism projects each year (Tourism Research and Marketing‚ 2008 cited in Guttentag‚ 2009‚ p.538). Volunteer tourism is defined that volunteer tourism serves as an organized way to be engaged in holidays that might relate to provide assistance for some poor areas or alleviate their material poverty.(Wearing
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Q1: what are the factors that influence the demand for tourism? * Attitude depend on an individual’s perception of the world * Perceptions are mental impressions of‚ say‚ a destination or travel company and are determined by many factors‚ which include childhood‚ family‚ work experience‚ education‚ books‚ television programmes and films and promotional images. Perception involves the encoding of information by individuals and influences attitudes and behavior towards products but does not
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