sustainable tourism; what it is and how you can do it
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Travel and TourismAn Overview
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“Tourism is a social, cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes”
World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
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• 25.7 million arrivals in Malaysia alone in 2013
• Global Paradigm Shift Towards Experience Economy.
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Tourism and the Environmento Inherently linked• City breaks, countryside getaway, beach holidays, mountain
trekking• Financial reliance• Attraction• Tours and Exploring
oComplex relationship• Adverse and Positive impacts
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The Downside of Tourism• Climate Change
– Flights, transport, deforestation
• Pollution– Water, sewage, air
• Litter– Plastic, waste, introduction new
sources
• Depletion of Resources– Water, food sources, materials
• Direct Physical harm– Damage, trampling, altered
ecosystem
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It’s not all doom and gloom
• Financial Contributions– Governance and management
• Raising Awareness– Interactions and experience
• Improved Management– Waste management, litter
collection
• Protection and Preservation– Supply and demand
• Alternative employment– Eco-tourism
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Sustainable and Responsible TravelThe What, the Why and the How
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What is Sustainable Tourism?
Tourism development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
-1987 Brundtland Commission report “Our Common Future”
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Triple Bottom Line People, Planet, Profit
Contribute through Public Participation!
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Ecotourism is: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people."
(TIES, 1990)
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Why travel responsibly?• Personal experience
– People– Food– Culture
• Future Generations– Sustainable
• Respect
• Giving back– Nature– People
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What can you do to help?
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Look Before you Book- Reviews
- Descriptions
- Environmental procedures?
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Eliminate Emissions- Fewer but longer holidays
- Green Options
- Public Transport
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Everything but the kitchen sink- Pack Light; reduce emissions
- Buy in-country to help local economy!
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Think Local- Food
- Guides
- Transport
- Water use
- Support
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Respect
- Culture
- Nature
- Clothes
- Language
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Let Nature stay Natural- Feeding animals
- Follow the ‘beaten track’
- Don’t ride the wildlife
- Keep your distance
- Litter
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Conclusion
• Support the local community
• Protect the natural environment
• Save Energy
• Be aware!