1.4 content Flashcards
Environmental Sustainability
Ability to sustain environment into the future Example: limiting tourists, ways to avoid damage to ecosystem
Social Sustainability
Ability to sustain or conserve peoples ways of life into the future
Economic Sustainability
Ability to sustain or conserve destination economies and peoples way of making a living into the future
What are the three types of sustainability?
Environmental
Social
Economic Tourism
Ecotourism
Visiting natural environment WITHOUT causing damage
Responsible Tourism
- Sustainable tourism behaviour - Behaving respectfully towards natural environment and its people
True or False: Eco and Responsible tourism are both types of sustainable tourism
True
What are reasons for the growth of sustainable tourism?
Environmental, Social, Economic impacts
What are the positives for environmental Impacts?
Conserving the environment for tourists to enjoy, responsible tourism education, increased environmental awareness
What are the positives for economic impacts?
Brings jobs and money
What can influence a customer’s attitude and values?
Other people, media, and social media
What are the values customers expect?
- Transport to and from destinations (low emissions) - Accommodations to be managed sustainably (reduce, reuse, recycle) - Catering facilities to use locally sourced products/services - Visitor attractions to be managed sustainably - Ancillary services (use local people as tour guides)
What are reasons for growth of sustainable tourism?
- Availability and promotion of sustainable tourism products/services - Increased accessibility of natural, wild and remote areas - The growth of independent travel and dynamic packaging - Media influence, including social media
What has happened for tourism due to times changing?
- Tourists are demanding - These business realize that satisfying increased customer demand for sustainable products and services will increase turnover and profitability - Tourists are much more aware of the need to travel and visit destinations in ways that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable
What are the negatives of environmental impacts?
Air, noise, and water pollution, traffic congestion, little, disturb wildlife/habitat loss, depleted local resources
How has growth of independent travel and packaging helped?
Both independent travel and dynamic packaging have helped to bring about increased availability and promotion of sustainable tourism products and services
What are the negatives for social impacts?
Conflict with between tourists and community, changing family structure with jobs, increased social problems, cultural practices being altered
What are the positives for social impacts?
Preserve customs and traditions, encourage appreciation
What are the negatives for economic impacts?
Leakage (when money from travel and tourism has come into the country and then leaves from it instead of staying in the local economy), seasonal employment, opportunity costs, over-dependency
