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Ecotourism

            Ecotourism is a growing sector in today's travel industry. Also known as "green tourism," ecotourism is when people travel to a destination and take place in observing and interacting with the environment, learning about the cultures and practices of local inhabitants while promoting their well being. The tourists that visit many times take part in helping to preserve the natural habitat (Tisdell 12). I have compiled various articles relating to ecotourism. These articles include a study that unveils what makes up ecotourism and how it is being developed. The second article I will review describes how business travel organizers are more often considering ecotourism when scheduling their events. The third article explains how the lodging industry is an integral part of ecotourism. The final article is a study of a new and forthcoming area of ecotourism called geotourism and the various demographics and psychographics they encompass among American travelers.
             "Ecotourism, Economics and the Environment: Observations from China" by Clem Tisdell speaks of ecotourism in China. It talks about how ecotourism can help countries pay for the high costs of recovering biodiversity. China has found ways to pay for salaries and keep citizens employed while conserving nature (Tisdell 13). Ecotourism also benefits the local economies by the purchases that travelers make while visiting nearby towns. Local economic growth can occur when areas need to build hotels and restaurants to support growing tourist numbers. Foreign exchange can also be earned which may be rare in a developing economy (Tisdell14). The local economy can be diversified in areas where agricultural industry provides unsteady income for locals. It can also help to pay for improvements in the economies infrastructure system that would not be affordable otherwise. Demand for local agricultural products may increase as well because ecotourists many times want to eat foods that are native to the area.


Essays Related to Ecotourism

1. Hospitality Service Trend (Ecotourism)

Ecotourism was adopted in the mid 1970's. Ecotourism is responsible travel that conserves natural environments and sustains the well being of local people and tourists. ... Second, it is thought that ecotourism will have a lower social and environmental costs than does resort - oriented tourism."" ... In fact, ecotourism is turning out to be not very lucrative. ... Unfortunately, ecotourism can have the same harmful effects of tourism. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Ecotourism

Ecotourism is widely recognized as the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry. ... However, this is no easy task, because the problem with ecotourism as with anything, environmental issue is balance. ... This is another example of ecotourism that contains all the essentials of appropriate ecotourism. ... This is another example of ecotourism containing all the essentials of ecotourism. ... In conclusion, I believe that the best ecotourism is in reality is no ecotourism, there cannot be action without impact and it is the especially so within the environment, even a small thing can c...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Environmental impacts of ecotourism

Ecotourism more than any other form of tourism depends on the environment of a destination. ... Ecotourism strives to keep these modifications to a minimum. ... More specifically to ecotourism difficulties arise due to the diversity of activities involved; the diversity of environments where ecotourism takes place, and the fact that tourists cause impacts to occur not only at their destination but also en-route. The impacts of ecotourism upon the environment can be either positive or negative. ... The arrival of ecotourism to an area creates extra demand for resources such as clean water and ...

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4. Eco or Not?

One example is the planning and implementation of ecotourism projects throughout the country. ... What will the sociocultural impacts of ecotourism be in the communities? What will be the environmental impacts of ecotourism if the activity is not successful in bringing about development in communities? ... I am positive that I can help promote sustainable development through a better understanding of ecotourism. ... By doing this I will be more efficient in developing and marketing ecotourism programs that respond to their needs and expectations. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Eco Tourism

[Online] Available http://www.tourism.bc.ca , September 02 2003 Eco-tourism.org (online) available at http://www.ecotourism.org September 02 2003 Tourism websites for Whistler, Victoria, Tofino, and the Queen Charlotte Islands Nationmaster.com for definitions and concepts Appendices Eco-tourism Definition and Concepts Ecotourism Tourism being one of the sectors which knows the strongest rate of development in the world, ecotourism represents a very powerful means to develop the biodiversity. ... Ecotourism should have low visitor impact and should contribute to the well-being of l...

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6. Tourism

ECOTOURISM Tourism is the world's largest industry and involves nearly 8% of the world's population. ... Ecotourism is supposed to mean economically sound tourism. ... (Whelan 7) Tourism development, even in "ecotourism" destinations, is often at odds with both ecological preservation and local use. ... There has been little analysis on the impacts of ecotourism. ...

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7. Canadian Tourism Commision

Adventure Travel and Ecotourism Adventure travel and Ecotourism in Canada is a highly profitable sector of Canada's tourism economy. ... The Canadian Tourism Commission has helped promote many adventure travel and Ecotourism activities and parks throughout Canada. ... Canadians do a good job of packaging adventure travel and Ecotourism products. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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