CRITICAL ISSUES INTOURISM

A clear and formal link betweenthe development and the climateagenda has to be established.

Tourism growth must bepursued with increasingemphasis on ethics, localcommunity involvement as wellas reducing carbon emissionssystematically to meetsustainability goals.

More sustainability goals andclimate targets need to beincluded in corporate objectives.

This quality oriented growthpattern will provide majoropportunities for newentrepreneurs, creating ashared space for business,communities and innovativegovernments.

Intelligent growth calls for newmetrics which go beyond existingmeasurement tools. The legal and theethical base need to be developed sideby side and factored into thismeasurement, together with newdatabases to cover areas of intersectbetween public and private sectors.

Responsible government policiesmust set the framework to leadthe drive to this new approach,which will need transitionstrategies.

Safety concern: Crime and political problems,including terrorism, will dominate agendas.Will anybody will plan to go to destinationwhich is not safe??e.g. Lethal 9/11 AttackIndian Parliament Attack, Gujarat riots, J&kproblem, Taj Attack.

Climate change has multistakeholderimpacts and calls formultistakeholder response includingthe public and private sector,travellers and local communities.