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    Sustainable tourism aims to minimize negative impacts on the environment and local communities while maximizing benefits. It is defined by the UNWTO as tourism that takes into account current and future economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts. Sustainable tourism is important because the tourism industry accounts for 10% of global GDP and 255 million jobs, but current growth trends in tourism would lead to substantial increases in energy, water, and waste by 2050 if not addressed. While many travelers want to travel sustainably, there are challenges to implementation including a lack of awareness, limited sustainable development frameworks, and economic growth often being prioritized over sustainability.

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    Sustainable tourism aims to minimize negative impacts on the environment and local communities while maximizing benefits. It is defined by the UNWTO as tourism that takes into account current and future economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts. Sustainable tourism is important because the tourism industry accounts for 10% of global GDP and 255 million jobs, but current growth trends in tourism would lead to substantial increases in energy, water, and waste by 2050 if not addressed. While many travelers want to travel sustainably, there are challenges to implementation including a lack of awareness, limited sustainable development frameworks, and economic growth often being prioritized over sustainability.

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    Sustainable tourism aims to minimize negative impacts on the environment and local communities while maximizing benefits. It is defined by the UNWTO as tourism that takes into account current and future economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts. Sustainable tourism is important because the tourism industry accounts for 10% of global GDP and 255 million jobs, but current growth trends in tourism would lead to substantial increases in energy, water, and waste by 2050 if not addressed. While many travelers want to travel sustainably, there are challenges to implementation including a lack of awareness, limited sustainable development frameworks, and economic growth often being prioritized over sustainability.

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    SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

    What is it and why is matters

    Ishan Anand
    4 February, 2019
    What is Sustainable Tourism
    The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) defines Sustainable Tourism as ‘Tourism that
    takes full account of its current and future economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts

    Responsible Community
    Voluntourism
    tourism Tourism

    Society

    Heritage
    Eco Tourism
    integrity
    Sustainable
    Tourism
    Rural
    Tourism Culture Environment Geo Tourism

    Low carbon
    Cultural
    Tourism
    1
    Why is Sustainable Tourism important
    The UN’s World Tourism Organisation or UNWTO declared 2017 the Year of Sustainable Tourism for
    Development.
    Why Tourism matters

    10% GLOBAL GDP Tourism Industry is Main income source for There will be 1.8 billion
    (Direct, Indirect and responsible for 255 some countries. Almost international tourists by 2030
    inducted impact) million jobs worldwide 40% of GDP

    Why Tourism must change If tourism industry to grow with


    same pace as today then by 2050 it
    will instigate:

    a) 111% growth in energy


    consumption

    b) 105% growth in greenhouse


    gases
    With certain types of tourism
    less than 10% of profits is The tourism industry is c) 150% growth in water
    Average Luxury
    left to benefit locally responsible for nearly one tenth
    hotel room uses consumption
    of worlds carbon emissions
    1800 litre per day
    2 d) 252% growth in waste production
    Impact of Sustainable Tourism

    1. Economic Viability 2. Local Prosperity

    3. Employment Quality 4. Social Equity

    5. Visitor Fulfilment 6. Local Management

    7. Community Well-
    8. Cultural Richness
    being

    9. Physical Integrity 10. Biological Diversity

    11. Resource 12. Environmental


    Efficiency 3 Integrity
    Impediments to Sustainable Tourism
    Balancing Growth and Implementation Challenges
    Sustainability
    1. Limited Awareness
    Growth Sustainability
    2. Change in consumer patterns

    3. Economic growth prioritized

    4. Price Barrier

    5. Limited sustainable
    development frameworks

    6. Insufficient rural planning

    7. Limited local community influence

    8. Limited funds for maintenance


    4
    Global Trends in Sustainable Tourism
    87% global travellers stated that they want to travel sustainably and 39% confirmed
    that they often or always manage to do

    65% want to stay at a ‘green’ hotel at least once a year and nearly 40 percent stayed
    in eco-friendly accommodations at least once in 2017,

    52% preferred to use public transport instead of a taxi

    40% skipped tourist highlights in favour of less busy sights

    41% went out of the way to find a local restaurant

    67% of travellers were willing to spend at least 5% more on their travel to ensure it has
    as low impact on the environment as possible

    32% stated lack of information and a lack of credible certification poses a significant
    obstacle to sustainable travel.

    5
    Why I am passionate about sustainable tourism

    6
    Thank you

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