- "Sustainable tourism is a concept that covers the complete tourism experience, including concern for economic, social and environmental issues as well as attention to improving tourists' experiences and addressing the needs of host communities."
Positive and negative impacts of tourism on the physical, social, economic, and cultural aspects of destinations.
Economic Impacts: The positive and negative effects of tourism on the economy of a destination.
Environmental Impacts: The impact of tourism on the environment, including pollution, land use, and impact on wildlife.
Social Impacts: The impact of tourism on local communities, including changes in culture and social structures.
Cultural Impacts: The impact of tourism on the traditional customs and beliefs of a destination.
Political Impacts: The impact of tourism on political structures and policies of a destination.
Infrastructure and Public Services: The effect of tourism on a destination's infrastructure and public services.
Seasonality and Overcrowding: The impact of seasonal tourism and overcrowding on a destination.
Carrying Capacity: The concept of carrying capacity and its role in managing sustainable tourism.
Sustainable Tourism: The concept of sustainable tourism and its strategies for minimizing negative impacts.
Tourism Planning and Management: The process of tourism planning and management, including the role of stakeholders and the importance of community involvement.
Destination Marketing: The role of marketing in promoting sustainable tourism and responsible tourism practices.
Ecotourism and Nature-based Tourism: The impact of ecotourism and nature-based tourism on the environment and local communities.
Urban Tourism: The impact of urban tourism on local communities, infrastructure, and culture.
Cruise Tourism: The impact of cruise tourism on a destination's economy, environment, and local communities.
Sports Tourism: The impact of sports tourism on a destination's economy and infrastructure.
Gastronomy Tourism: The impact of gastronomy tourism on a destination's culture and economy.
Medical Tourism: The impact of medical tourism on a destination's healthcare infrastructure and cultural practices.
Educational Tourism: The impact of educational tourism on a destination's culture and economy.
Heritage tourism: The impact of heritage tourism on a destination's cultural heritage and its economy.
Adventure Tourism: The impact of adventure tourism on a destination's environment and local culture.
Economic impacts: The effects of tourism on the local economy, including employment, income, and government revenue.
Environmental impacts: The effects of tourism on the natural environment, including damage to ecosystems, pollution, and depletion of natural resources.
Sociocultural impacts: The effects of tourism on local communities, including changes in values, beliefs, and lifestyles, as well as impacts on cultural heritage and social structures.
Political impacts: The effects of tourism on government policies and decision-making, including the allocation of financial resources and the impact on foreign policy.
Inter-regional impacts: The effects of tourism on the relationships between different regions, including changes in regional trade and investment patterns, resource distribution, and migration.
Technological impacts: The effects of tourism on the development and use of technology, including transportation, communication, and information technology.
Infrastructure impacts: The effects of tourism on the physical infrastructure of an area, including the development of new facilities and services such as airports, highways, hotels, and shops.
Health impacts: The effects of tourism on the health and wellbeing of local residents and tourists, including changes in the prevalence of infectious diseases and the availability of healthcare services.
Safety and security impacts: The effects of tourism on the safety and security of local residents and tourists, including issues such as crime, terrorism, and conflict.
Psychosocial impacts: The effects of tourism on the psychological and emotional wellbeing of local residents and tourists, including stress, anxiety, and social isolation.
- "Sustainable tourism should embrace concerns for environmental protection, social equity, and the quality of life, cultural diversity, and a dynamic, viable economy delivering jobs and prosperity for all."
- "It has its roots in sustainable development."
- "There is now broad consensus that tourism should be sustainable."
- "All forms of tourism have the potential to be sustainable if planned, developed and managed properly."
- "Tourist development organizations are promoting sustainable tourism practices in order to mitigate negative effects caused by the growing impact of tourism, for example, its environmental impacts."
- "The United Nations World Tourism Organization emphasized these practices by promoting sustainable tourism."
- "One of the programs is the International Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development in 2017."
- "There is a direct link between sustainable tourism and several of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."
- "SDG 8 ("decent work and economic growth"), SDG 12 ("responsible consumption and production") and SDG 14 ("life below water") implicate tourism in creating a sustainable economy."
- "According to the World Travel & Tourism Travel, tourism constituted '10.3 percent of the global gross domestic product.'"
- "International tourist arrivals hitting 1.5 billion marks (a growth of 3.5 percent) in 2019."
- "Generated $1.7 trillion export earnings."
- "Improvements are expected to be gained from suitable management aspects."
- "Including sustainable tourism as part of a broader sustainable development strategy."