What is Ecotourism?

What is Ecotourism?   

Today we will be looking at the benefits of ecotourism for the hospitality industry, and responsible travel.

Ecotourism is defined as the responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the wellbeing of the local people, and involves interpretation and education (TIES, 2015). Education is meant to be inclusive of both staff and guests.

The principles of Ecotourism is about uniting conservation. Communities, and sustainable travel. This means that those who implement, and participate in the market of ecotourism activities should adopt the following ecotourism principle.

·       Minimize physical, social, behavioral, and psychological impacts.

·       Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect.

·       Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts.

·       Provide direct financial benefits for conservation.

·       Generate financial benefits for both local people and private industry.

·       Deliver memorable interpretative experiences to visitors that help raise sensitivity to host countries political, environmental, and social climates.

·       Design, construct and operate low-impact facilities.

·       Recognize the right and spiritual beliefs of the Indigenous people in your community and work in partnership with them to create empowerment.

Ecotourism emphasizes on enriching the personal experiences and creates environmental awareness. Ecotourism promotes a greater understanding and appreciation for nature, local society and culture.

Ecotourism destination is managed in the public sector and will learn to better plan and manage the impact of tourism and their destinations. To manage properly we need to work with local tour operators, resort owners and managers. Managers need to effectively obtain assistance from international conservation organization’s and lending institutions and to work with local communities. Ecotourism is also managed by the local government, especially with air travel.

Conclusion

We have learned that ecotourism has a big impact on the hospitality industry. Managers need to effectively obtain assistance to achieve the goals of a sustainable environment.

References

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org

https://www.gwu.edu

The Purpose of Ecotourism

The Purpose of Ecotourism

Hotel industry continues to innovate when it comes to sustainability measure. It doesn’t have to be a hassle o create an environment that is friendly o the universe while also making guests feel as though they’re reducing their carbon footprint. The common misconception is going green can be costly. Time-consuming and inefficient, but by following these helpful trends, Hoteliers can operate a sustainable hotel with ease.

 

Leisure tourism is still a mass market. However, It will be less organized and a more individual form of mass consumption.

The main environmental impacts due to the hospitality industry are CO2 emissions, CFC emissions, Noise, Smoke, Smells, Health of staff, Waste energy, Waste water, Waste food, Waste disposal, agricultural ecology, purchasing policies, transportation policies,

More companies are trying to go green, many enterprises are now employing more sustainable practices to promote that green image that appears to consumers, such as using better products such using better food products to enhance the menu. We have had many scares with E.coli it is important to have better menu’s and having people know all the rules of servsafe and be aware of what to look for when preparing consumers food.

A negative impact is that the presence of building and tourists many destroy the local environment and habitat of native animals as well as without travel there is no tourism, most of the tourism comes from transportation.

In closing, There is always positive and negatives with everything. It is important when having a company think about your pro’s and con’s with everything. To think what not just best for the consumer but best for the company at a whole. So, that you can be successful and have a business with growth.

References

http://www.ukessays.com/essays/tourism/environmental-impacts-and-the-hospitality-industry-tourism-essay.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_tourism