The concept of responsible tourism has been present in the tourism literature since the early eighties. Smith (1990) defined responsible tourism as “a form of tourism which respect the host’s natural, built and cultural environment and the interest of all parties concerned”. Responsible Tourism(RT)is a social movement that take in consideration the individual and collective decisions on how we recognise and practiced a form of tourism that facilitates changes in industry as a whole(Goodwin,2011).
(Goodwin, 2011) argues that RT’s overall concern includes: sustainability, social equity, poverty alleviation and environmental protection. These concepts are defined below:
• Sustainability: Bruntland defines sustainability as “development that meets …show more content…
So it implies that both the providers of tourism products and services, the purchasers of these services and products (the tourist) and the citizen at the destination itself should actively participate to achieve RT (David Leslie, 2012).
Importance of implementing the concept of Responsible Tourism in destination.
First of all, one study shows that RT can be apply to four fields in a destination namely the environment, social, cultural and economic sector. It is important to apply RT in these sectors for the following reason.
Environment: to minimise the environmental impact created by tourist.
Social: to allow the citizen to participate in the development of their country. The involvement of the local community is essential by allowing them to express their views and have a say in decision making is important for a responsible touristic development.
Culture: It is essential to respect the local culture and includes its essence in all
(Goodwin, 2011) argues that RT’s overall concern includes: sustainability, social equity, poverty alleviation and environmental protection. These concepts are defined below:
• Sustainability: Bruntland defines sustainability as “development that meets …show more content…
So it implies that both the providers of tourism products and services, the purchasers of these services and products (the tourist) and the citizen at the destination itself should actively participate to achieve RT (David Leslie, 2012).
Importance of implementing the concept of Responsible Tourism in destination.
First of all, one study shows that RT can be apply to four fields in a destination namely the environment, social, cultural and economic sector. It is important to apply RT in these sectors for the following reason.
Environment: to minimise the environmental impact created by tourist.
Social: to allow the citizen to participate in the development of their country. The involvement of the local community is essential by allowing them to express their views and have a say in decision making is important for a responsible touristic development.
Culture: It is essential to respect the local culture and includes its essence in all