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Flashcards by jakeyboihc, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Responsible Tourism DEFINITION | '' A form of tourism that operates in a way that it minimises any negative impacts and maximises potential positive impacts'' |
| Responsible Tourism 4 PRINCIPLES | 1. Minimising negative impacts 2. Creating economic benefits and improving the quality of life for local people 3. Promoting the conservation of natural and cultural heritage 4. Promoting respect between tourists and local people |
| Alternative Tourism DEFINITION(s) | 1. ''An alternative to mass tourism'' 2. Providers of alternative tourism are usually smaller companies who provide more intervention with customers and host communities |
| Alternative Tourism 3 TYPES | 1. ADVENTURE TOURISM - Unusual and offers high risk e.g. trekking in the Himalayas 2. CULTURAL TOURISM - Watching and interacting with local host communities and their culture e.g. observing tribes in Kenya 3. NATURE-BASED TOURISM - Focus on nature e.g. whale watching in New Zealand |
| Ecotourism DEFINITION | ''Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well being of local people'' |
| Ethical Tourism DEFINITION | ''Tourism that ensures host countries and communities are treated in a fair and equitable way and not exploited'' |
| Fair-Trade Tourism DEFINITION | Tourism that focuses on 5 main elements: 1. Fair trade partnerships between tourism and hospitality investors and local communities 2. Fair share of benefits for local stakeholders 3. Fair trade between tourist and local people 4. Fair and sustainable use of natural resources 5. Fair wages and working conditions |
| Green Tourism DEFINITION | ''Any tourism activity that takes place in an environmentally safe way. Has no negative impacts on the existing environment'' |
| Sustainable Tourism DEFINITION | ''Tourism that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'' - WORLD COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENT 1987 |
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