Sustainable tourism

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There are many different definitions of sustainable tourism that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to assume that all tourists are responsible for respecting and conserving a location's economic, environmental, and socio-cultural balances. Sustainable tourism includes the idea of Ecotourism or 'Green tourism'

Action Ideas

• promoting sustainable, green or eco tourism initiatives
• promoting 'closer-to-home' tourism

Cost of tourism

• Oops, we helped ruin the planet, Patrick Barkham, Saturday March 4, 2006, The Guardian

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Related

SCA Sustainable travel Reduced dependence on flying Local needs met locally Reduced dependence on cars	Wikipedia Sustainable tourism	Wikisphere w:c:world, sample page: Sustainable tourism

Wanted pages and external links

UK

• Make Holidays Greener, The Travel Foundation

International

• National Geographic
• The Man in Seat Sixty-One
• The International Ecotourism Society
• Planeta.com
• Sustainable Travel International
• International Centre for Ecotourism Research
• International Centre for Responsible Tourism