The Future of Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries

Abstract

The term 'green tourism' is often used in conjunction with the desire for a balanced approach to tourism planning. 'Green tourism' is defined as tourism that enhances the local cultural elements, operating under the control of local communities, providing employment and maintaining the economic benefits within the local communities. In fact, the above definition is often poorly attested, since there are times when the economic benefits escape from local communities. For its part the tourist industry uses the term 'green tourism' as a message to tourists on energy saving, avoiding coastal pollution etc. Sometimes the same tourist businesses are accused of using the label 'green' primarily for marketing purposes. This paper shows that governments have a crucial role regarding encouragement to use cleaner technologies in the tourism sector and presenting different approaches for sustainability to be achieved in developing countries.Considering the area climate and weather, which affects the seasonality of the potential activities, when planning for tourism. Taking advantage of the future income of the tourism industry to enhance the area's conservation level. Considering the particular biological and ecological conditions of Boujagh International Wetland, located within the national park, it is a core factor in attracting tourists, hence a particular tourism plan should be developed for this wetland. Advantage should be taken of the area's ancient culture, language and dialects, and local garments when planning for sustainable tourism development, and planning should be undertaken to preserve the traditional context.

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