Visitor Management Flashcards
(9 cards)
- is a key component in managing an ecotourism site
- is defined as “an administrative action oriented toward maintaining the quality of park resources and visitor experiences”
Visitor management
5 Visitor management frameworks
Carrying capacity
Visitor impact management (VIM)
Visitor activity management process(VAMP)
Recreation opportunity spectrum(ROS)
Tourism optimization management model
is probably the most popular framework for establishing limits
Carrying capacity
involves identifying the negative visitor impacts on an ecotourism site
Visitor impact management
aims to determine the kinds of activities that are suitable in a park
Visitor activity management process
is concerned with the socioeconomic advantages and disadvantages
VAMP
is a framework for identifying the various opportunities for recreation
Recreation opportunity spectrum
is basically a framework for managing a tourism destination using sustainable tourism indicators
Tourism optimization management model
2 general categories of visitor management tools
Hard
Soft