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Table 5.1 Definitions of sustainable tourism terms

Term Definition By Emphasis

Responsible Responsible tourism is about providing better holiday Spenceley 1 Develop a competitive advantage;

Tourism experiences for guests and good business opportunities to et al, 2002 2 Assess, monitor and disclose impacts of

enjoy better quality of life through increased socio-economic tourism development;

benefits and improved natural resource management. 3 Ensure involvement of communities and the

establishment of meaningful economic linkages;
4 Encourage natural, economic, social and cultural
diversity;
5 Promote the sustainable use of local resources.

Sustainable Sustainable tourism means achieving a particular combination Middelton, 1998, The responsible management of resources for the

Tourism of numbers and types of visitors, the cumulative effect of pix use and enjoyment of present and future

whose activities at a given destination, together with the generations.

actions of the servicing businesses, can continue into the
foreseeable future without damaging the quality of the
environment on which the activities are based.

Ethical Ethical tourism is a concept that goes beyond the three Weeden, 2001 Tourists and tourism providers have a moral

Tourism principles of sustainability. It recognizes that tourists and responsibility for their actions.

tourism providers must take some responsibility for their
behaviour and attitudes, with each stakeholder group gaining
equity in the tourism decision-making process.

Ecotourism Travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural Ceballos - 1 Provides for environmental conservation;

areas with the specific objective of studying, admiring and Lascurainin, 1983, 2 Includes meaningful community participation;

enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as (as cited in 3 Is profitable and can sustain itself.

any existing cultural manifestations (both past and present) Fennell, 2001)

found in these areas.