For the purpose of this essay I have chosen the issue of Irresponsible Tourism and how we can become more educated about responsible tourism preserving the world around us for future generations.In the main body of this essay I have outlined some major contemporary issues that tourists are Irresponsible about due to lack of knowledge and education around the topics.
Tourism is vital to economies all over the world, it is one of the largest indigenous sectors creating employment everywhere all over the world . For this reason we need to recognize the issues created by irresponsible tourism and take responsibility into our own hands as tourists. Tourists need to become more educated about the potential harm they can cause within biophysical, …show more content…
6) due to irresponsible tourism, is a serious contemporary issue and has been for a number of years now.Tourism being the third largest sector within the European Union has a mixed relationship with the environment. For one,it is in the interest of tourists to maintain the environment as the quality of the environment is critical to the success of tourism. In most major tourist destinations it is the environment itself that attracts tourists. Yet tourism can have significant impacts on the environment. The impacts relate mainly to these main areas, strain on natural resources, pollution and physical impacts. Climate change and tourism are interlinked. Tourism contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, but most damage is caused from the transport of tourists. This transport sector includes air, car and rail. These sectors generate the largest proportion. Air being the largest contributor as it contributes to 54-75% of all emissions. It is responsible for 40% of the total carbon emissions created by the tourism sector. Other forms of transport such as coach and rail only are responsible for 13% of emissions. Most tourists are not aware of the amount of damage they are causing, this is why again education is key to rectifying a lot of these issues. Becoming responsible tourists is the first step. Putting into action plans to reduce carbon emissions, educate tourists and introduce carbon friendly technology are all ways to tackle this contemporary
Tourism is vital to economies all over the world, it is one of the largest indigenous sectors creating employment everywhere all over the world . For this reason we need to recognize the issues created by irresponsible tourism and take responsibility into our own hands as tourists. Tourists need to become more educated about the potential harm they can cause within biophysical, …show more content…
6) due to irresponsible tourism, is a serious contemporary issue and has been for a number of years now.Tourism being the third largest sector within the European Union has a mixed relationship with the environment. For one,it is in the interest of tourists to maintain the environment as the quality of the environment is critical to the success of tourism. In most major tourist destinations it is the environment itself that attracts tourists. Yet tourism can have significant impacts on the environment. The impacts relate mainly to these main areas, strain on natural resources, pollution and physical impacts. Climate change and tourism are interlinked. Tourism contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, but most damage is caused from the transport of tourists. This transport sector includes air, car and rail. These sectors generate the largest proportion. Air being the largest contributor as it contributes to 54-75% of all emissions. It is responsible for 40% of the total carbon emissions created by the tourism sector. Other forms of transport such as coach and rail only are responsible for 13% of emissions. Most tourists are not aware of the amount of damage they are causing, this is why again education is key to rectifying a lot of these issues. Becoming responsible tourists is the first step. Putting into action plans to reduce carbon emissions, educate tourists and introduce carbon friendly technology are all ways to tackle this contemporary