responsibilities of various groups

Question 1

local comm

Answer 1

• people living in the same territory
• conserve and protect tourist areas
• benefit economically from community-based tourism
• e.g. villagers of Candirejo set up a cooperative in 2003 to manage and implement tourism-related programs
• 2002: 10 homestays, no carts, no restaurants
• 2004: 22 homestays, 22 horse-drawn carts, 6 local restaurants

Question 2

tourists

Answer 2

• have the responsibility to respect env and locals
• should visit w/o causing harm
• e.g. tourist sustainability group encouraged tourists to visit based on conservation efforts of an area
• want to minimize carbon footprint –> consider amt of water and waste recycled
• visits become more rewarding bc they’ve done their best to avoid harming envs

Question 3

tour operators

Answer 3

• belong to associations that are increasingly concerned with conserving and protecting env
• few tourists want to visit if landscape and cultures deteriorate
• e.g. tour operators wanting to operate under Phuket Alternative tours required to sign Environmental and Cultural Code of Practice
• commits them operate in an env friendly way
• creates awareness abt env conservation to visitors

Question 4

planning authorities

Answer 4

• greatly influence future quality of envs
• determine no of tourists
• allocate space for infrastructre (hotels and roads)
• e.g. STB ensures national heritage is conserved while atrracting many tourists
• programs to conserve Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India

Question 5

NGOs

Answer 5

• non-profit organizations (unaffiliated w govn)
• concerned w tourist’s impact on natural and human env
• e.g. since 1990, international ecotourism society developed guidelines, conducted courses, published research papers related to tourism and env
• works with organizations from 124 countries