Tourism Planning

Tourism is the world’s largest industry with nature-based ecotourism seeing rapid growth since its initial arrival in the 1980s. It is estimated by the World Tourism Organisation that nature tourism generates 7% of all international travel expenditure (Lindberg, 1997) and this figure will have increased rapidly over recent years. It’s increase in popularity is due to a number of factors; tourists becoming increasingly bored of the typical sun, sea and sand holiday’s, the increase in global awareness or environmental issues such as global

Tourism has taken a toll on many Native Hawaiians and is a huge human rights issue today. Most Hawaiians dislike tourism greatly due to the selfishness and greediness tourists bring to their home country. The pastor at a small rural church on the island of Kauai, Reverend Kaleo Patterson, has witnessed and dealt with numerous Hawaiians who struggle with the issues of tourism. Numerous vacation resorts that attract tourists have taken over gravesites of Hawaiians that have passed away. Due to this problem ancient Hawaiians have to partake in reburials. Tourism causes destruction to coral reefs and rivers because of mindless pollution. Reverend Patterson has protested and given public hearings in effort to acknowledge her fury on tourism. Tourism has brought an uncontrollable worldwide business that has no sympathy or thoughtfulness for the original people of Hawaii.

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Eco-tourism is when you travel to a natural space and appreciate nature and protect the environment. You also learn the past and present of the destination.

Ecotourism began in Costa Rica in the 1970’s. It was very small and began to grow exponentially in the late 1980’s. In 1970 Costa Rica had a GNP, gross national product of 1000 million in 1995 that number nonuple to 9000 million. Many consider 1978 the first year ecotourism began in Costa Rica. At that time, Costa Rica had a GNP/capita of 1500. After the ecotourism boom, the number ballooned to 2000 in 1992. It is evident by the 33% increase in GNP/capita that ecotourism was a positive influence economically on Costa Rica.

When it comes to the topic of ecotourism, most of us will readily agree that it is a less harmful alternative to mass-tourism and that it promotes responsible and low-impact travel to areas where flora, fauna and cultural heritage are the primary drawing power. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of what the impact of ecotourism actually is and what its long-term consequences are. Whereas some are convinced that ecotourism provides the basis for sustainable development, particularly in places that suffer from exploitation and excessive resources’ usage, and that could only improve the general conditions of the local people, others maintain that we are still far from true ecotourism, for many are those in the

The use of natural resources to attract tourists, if successful, leads to the obligation of an infrastructure upon ‘nature’. Over time, it is the manmade structures that maintain the desirability of the tourist resort, not the natural features that prompted the original.(Ryan, 1991) Thus by focusing too much on attracting tourists

As mentioned by Rimmington & Morrison (2009), the assistance from different parts of the world presents a new and diverse outlook for future research including theoretical innovations and revelations, cultural and environmental aspects, tourist destination and other ecotourism and recreational aspects of tourism and hospitality industry (Brotherton,

What is ecotourism? Normally, natural travel can be called as ecotourism. Eco came from the Greek words called ‘OIKOS’, it means the habitat and it is an abbreviation of the words ‘ecology’. This word actually came from the scientific study of the relationship of living organisms to each other and their surroundings. Therefore, in this point of view, ecotourism means ecological tourism; whereby ecological has both of the social content and environmental. According to Page & Dowling (2002), since most of the definition of ecotourism have been explained, it is not so much as a word but a philosophy and a commitment which evolved from environmental awareness of 1960s, there have been various flow of thoughts about ecotourism. Besides that, ecotourism

Policy and planning directly related, despite being completely different types of processes, they both confront the same issues, that being the overall future development of a destination. This essay reflects on policy and planning in the tourism industry. Beginning with the purpose of tourism policy, underlining why policy and planning is important, how it is utilized, and finally the benefits to tourism development. Utilizing examples from Kenya, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Croatia to further illustrate why tourism policies and planning are necessary in destinations.

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry

Often times when people think think of the environment they think of fields, lakes, or wild animals. This, however, is no longer the reality of our world today. Because of human impacts on the environment, fields have been turned to shopping malls, lakes have been dried up, and undomesticated creatures are being wiped out by the thousands. One main perpetrator of this destruction is ecotourism. ecotourism is defined as, “travel to natural areas in ways that conserve the environment and improve the welfare of local people.” (“Significance of Protecting Natural Sites for Ecotourism Development”). The term “ecotourism” was first used in the 1970’s, but became popular only in 1990 when the International Ecotourism Society (TIES) was founded.The main goals of ecotourism were to have a means for people to tour natural places, but without having a negative impact on the environment. (“Ecotourism”). This, however, has not been the case. Preservation of the environment is no longer the main goal of ecotourism companies, for the great profits have become many of their main concerns. The positives aspects of ecotourism are not worth the extinction of endangered animals, the overuse of natural resources, and the disturbance of local communities.

Tourists are environmental consumers and thus, the tourism industry axiomatically requires natural environment and human quality. In the broadest sense, environmental issues and social responsibility practices are academic and hence, are unrelated to business interests. As a result, the study aims to measure the awareness level of tour operations and ascertains the current practices that have enabled practical, positive, and professional pressure for the development of sustainability in the tourism industry. Tour operators are business entities combining two or more services of travel (sightseeing, transport, catering, accommodation, and entertainment among others) thereafter sell them through agencies of travel or to consumers directly as a package tour. In essence, a tour operator becomes an intermediary who brings both buyers and sellers together with the aim of expanding the market size through the creation of markets where they did not exist, and or ensure the existing markets work efficiently (Cooper et al. 1998, p.189). This study aims at recognizing the plan of their programs, which has enabled the tour operators to remain profitable despite the existing competition in the sector. Undifferentiated products and small margins particularly the mass marketers characterize the British tour operators. Furthermore, operators like Thomson, Airtours, and First Choice dominate the market although the trend is moving towards oligopoly.

Sustainability is gradually becoming one of the tourism industries greatest focuses. To achieve proper sustainability we must find a balance between the growth of the tourism industry and the preservation of culture or “meeting the needs of the present tourists and host regions whilst also protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future” (UNWTO 1997). As the old paradigm that the natural environment is a commodity or resource that can be exploited for human benefit has shifted to that of a more preservation and restoration of the natural environment paradigm, consumers are now looking for ways to still have the same experiences from tourism but with added eco-friendly attitudes. This can be achieved through not closing off areas that

It appears to be a little difficult to define "Ecotourism" since this word has been still contentious. Lominé and Edmunds displayed that "In 2001, David Fennell establish over 80 diverse meanings of ecotourism, regard to both industry and academic sources" (Ahamad, 2010). Some of them will be talked about in this literature review, in order to get a better understanding about "ecotourism". The first one that will be explained is the description of Hector Ceballos Lascurain, who is normally recognized as the first individual using the word of "ecological tourism" which is initially called "tourisimo ecologico" (Spanish). He acknowledged ecotourism as "travel to somewhat