Open AccessStrategies for Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development
Author(s) -
Madhuri Sawant
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
atna journal of tourism studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3281
DOI - 10.12727/ajts.2.3
Subject(s) - tourism , sustainable development , business , product (mathematics) , ecotourism , destinations , humanity , tourist destinations , sustainable tourism , new product development , natural resource economics , environmental planning , marketing , political science , geography , economics , law , geometry , mathematics
Tourism growth is one of the greatest success stories in recent times and is expected to become the largest export industry in coming years. In recent years there has been increasing warming, the deterioration at some destinations, the overwhelming of some cultures, bottlenecks in transport facilities. This overriding concern for the industry must be to seek out ways to enhance rather than degrade its core product, the Environment upon which all of humanity must depend for survival. The paper examines the overall development of tourism and suggests strategies for sustainable tourism development.