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12.
Name three positive socio-cultural impacts of to
u
rism development.
13.
What are 'leakages' from the tourism economy and how can they be avoided?
14.
Name three negative environmental impacts of tourism development.
15.
What is 'sustainable tourism'?
16.
How can mass-market tour operators help to achieve the objectives of responsible tourism
development?
17.
Name three measures that the travel and tourism sector uses to support responsible tourism
development;
18.
How does the Travel Foundation help to achieve responsible tourism
d
evelopment?
19.
Why is it important to involve local communities in decisions on tourism development?
20.
Name three key public sector agents of tourism development and explain
t
heir roles.
UNIT 12 ASSIGNMENT
Responsible Tourism
Introduction
This assignment is made up of a number of tasks which, when successfully completed, are designed to give
you suffi cient evidence to meet the Pass (P), Merit (M) an
d
Distinction (D) grading criteria for the unit. If you
have carried out the activities and read the case studies throughout this unit, you will already have done a
lot of work towards completing the tasks for this assignment.
Scenario
In your gap year before going to university to study Tourism Management you are working for a UK-based
tourism development consultancy that specialises in carrying out feasibilit
y
studies for new tourism projects
all over the world. You have been asked to work with Jim Edwards, one of t
he
junior consultants, on a project
concerning responsible tourism development. Jim wants you to carry out some research into the subject.
The project focuses on four main areas:
•
The impacts of tourism development;
•
The roles and objectives of agents of tourism development;
•
Strategies used to manage responsible tourism in destinations;
•
Holidays that incorporate the principles of responsible tourism.
