Sustainable Tourism

Question 1

What areas are of particular concern ?

Answer 1

Coasts, mountains, national parks, historic monuments and historic city centres

Question 2

Define sustainable tourism

Answer 2

Tourism that does not destroy what it sets out to explore

Question 3

Environmental checklist includes

Answer 3

• waste minimisation
• designs for sustainability
• land use planning and management

Question 4

How can individual tourisms work towards the aims of sustainable tourism

Answer 4

• informed of culture, politics and economy
• conserving resources
• support local goods

Question 5

Case study

Answer 5

Aldemar Hotels, Greece

• lack of packaging
• automatic lights
• solar energy
• local food

Question 6

What is ecotourism

Answer 6

A form of sustainable tourism- conserving the environment for future generations

Question 7

Ecotourism is notable for the way it approaches the planning and management of tourism environments as it:

Answer 7

• develop tourism with dignity and by managing capacity
• encourages conservation
• solving environmental problems

Question 8

Sustainable ecotourism has to reach two conditions

Answer 8

• limited number of visitors

- set up and run in cooperation and consultation with local people

Question 9

How much of the tour company market is ecotourism

Answer 9

Less than 5%

Question 10

Small scale ecotourism example

Answer 10

Napo region, Ecuador
Started to strengthen community and income
All rubbish taken home, not to show affection, not to touch trees or animals
Up to 12 people a time