Sustainable tourism

Influence on lucerne and to what extent has it succeeded in achieving its goal as a major tourism destination of this region? Introduction Following the famous and multitudinously citied definition of sustainable development of the Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987) as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs", sustainable tourism can be defined as tourism that ―meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. In this case therefore, the success of Lucerne in becoming a world renowned tourist spot is rooted in the fact that it has envisaged the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems (Blancas et al., 2010). These different resources or better yet, environments, has been created through a successful long-term vision which takes into account various and different factors as will be discussed below; Economic Environment From an economic point of view, non-decreasing economic well-being (i.e. the increase or at least the preservation of economic well-being) is a superior objective, if not the dominant objective in Lucerne. Frommer (2012) states that the local Swiss government takes every possible measure in…

I. INTRODUCTION Sustainability, in general is a capacity or capability of environment to sustain itself and to be maintained and The term sustainable tourism can be defined as a concept of traveling as a tourist to cities and do the best to make good impacts on environment. The term sustainable transportation is used to define methods of transportation and systems of transportation planning which are in agreement with sustainable development. The report will discuss sustainability…

Introduction Sustainable tourism has been defined in a number of ways by tourists and the most acceptable meaning seems to be “Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy (Lisse, 2014).” The fundamental premise behind sustainable tourism is that the tourism activities respect the locals who call that place home, their culture as well as their custom, and as well as the socioeconomic…

INTRODUCTION Tourism is a central part of New Zealand 's economy. More than Two and a half million visitors come to New Zealand each year to experience world-class products and services. They travel to the furthest regions of the country and many also pursue business and immigration opportunities while they are here. New Zealand has been awarded ‘Overall Winner’ in the prestigious Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards in 2008. It had competed alongside 1,900 international nominees, New…

Tourism has been developed with the development of humanity. According to an article, “The History of Tourism: Structures on the Path to Modernity” by Ueli Gyr in 2010, the purpose of the beginning of tourism was education. The noble sent their children to another country to educate them. While staying the country, they experienced and enjoyed foreign culture and place. During the Enlightenment, educated people went abroad to enlarge their knowledge (Gyr, 2010). In the late 20 century, the…

Climate is very import to tourism. Because climate connect with business if, cold country haven't snow, ski center can't open their center and if hot country have rain or snow, they can't enjoy swim or summer sports. If, weather has this problem, business gets much damage. And business gets many damage, tourism will be decrease then, this country get economic problem. Myanmar has a monsoon climate with three main seasons. The hottest period is between February and May, when there is little or no…

The Sustainable Development is a systematic concept which translates in a model of global development that has as its main concerns to incorporates the aspects of the system of mass consumption in which nature preservation and the extraction of raw material are done in a responsible way to ensure that the necessity of the actual generation is satisfied without compromise the necessity of future generations. The Sustainable Development field is conceptually divided in three main components:…

Located on the high hills of North Eastern corner, Mizoram is an epitome of natural beauty with its eternal assortment of landscape, hilly terrains, meandering streams deep gorges, rich wealth of flora and fauna. Nearby to Bangladesh on the west and Myanmar on the east and south, Mizoram has got an important tactical position and have a long international boundary of 722 Kms. Mizos are well known for their friendliness and are a close-knit society with no class division and no prejudice on…

When it comes to tourism there are many factors that play a role in making the industry what it is. Some very important influences of tourism include sociological, economic, environmental, and marketing forces. Each of these plays an important role in the tourism industry. There are also many positive and negative impacts of tourism that relate to these influences. When it comes to the sociological aspect of tourism there are many positive effects between tourists and host communities. One of…

The tourism industry should be concerned not only about profitability, but also about its impact on the global environment. One example is TUIfly, a German airline corporation, that sets new environmental standards. In 1998, when the oil price was still below 20 dollars per barrel, TUIfly has already started to replace the old generation aircraft of type Boing 737 Classic with the new Boeing 737-800. At that time, TUIfly was a pioneer in investing in sustainable efficiency. Protecting the…