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Table 2.3
Low-carbon tourism industry strategy
Strategy Potential mechanisms Likely success
Reducingenergyuse Promotingpro-environmental Largelyunproventodateandsome
behaviour;increasingtravelcosts; mechanismslikelytobeunpopular
introducingtravelbarriers; withindustry;however,couldbring
promotinglongerstays;promoting aboutsignificantenergyreduction.
nearermarketstoreducetravel
distance.
Improvingenergy
Improvedenergyefficiencyin
Smallimpactduetorelativelylow
efficiency
buildingdesignandinsulationand contributionofaccommodationto
introductionofrenewableenergy tourismemissions.
schemes.
Improvedfuelefficiencyinthe Technologyismature;therefore,
transportsector;improvedtraffic limitedscopeforimprovement
management;increasedseat
leadingtoamarginalcontribution.
density.
Sequesteringcarbon Carbonoffsettingschemessuch
Noattempttoreduceemissionsat
throughsinks
asstorageofCO
2
inbiomassor source;questionsabouttheviability
paymentforemissionreductions ofsuchschemes.
elsewhere.
Increasingtheuseof Accommodationandactivity
Goodpotentialforsuccessbutsmall
renewableenergy
sectorscangenerateonsiteor impactduetolowcontributionby
purchasethroughagreenenergy accommodationandactivitysectors
provider.
toemissionsrelativetotransport
sector.
Useofbiofuelsorotheralternative Morelimitedpotentialforsuccess
energysourcesinthetransport
andsignificantconstraintson
sector.
development.
Eco-labelling
Predominantlydestination-based Problemsduetopoorregulationof
schemesapplicableto
schemes;uptakeispatchy;lackof
accommodationprovidersand
consumerawarenessandinterest.
activitysector;increasingcarbon
labellingoftransportoptions.
Sources:
Becken,2009;Bowsetal,2009b;Broderick,2009;Holden,2007;PeetersandSchouten,2006;
WorldTourismOrganization,2007
person can possess on entry or exit to a country and localized tourism taxes
have been in operation for decades. One of the most popular approaches is to
introduce measures to ensure car use reduction, whilst investment is directed
to alternatives.
There have been several studies to evaluate the potential of policy mech-
anisms to reduce car access while simultaneously increasing investment in
alternatives (Banister et al, 2000), with positive results in urban areas
(Holding, 2001). However, the tourist experience, in recent decades, has been
drawn mainly from small-scale experiments in rural areas. In these cases, the
