The environmental impact of tourism is heavily influenced by the decisions taken by private sector investors and operators of tourism enterprises.

The majority of tourist ships to Antarctica are members of the Association and some yacht operators are joining them.

(b) Strengthening the capacity for expanding the tourism sector in developing countries, with particular focus on tour operators, travel agencies and other suppliers

Low value, mass market tourism can have a detrimental effect on the environment and is usually coupled with vertical schemes that primarily benefit tour operators and leave little revenue for local economies.

Urumqi normalizes the operating order of travel tourism market and regulates that travel agencies must sign contracts with tourists

The practical management of high risk (adventure) tourism and its potential impact on national programmes and tour operators in terms of search and rescue operations for unsupported adventure tourists is a growing concern.

SERVIMED, a trading company created by the Government, prepares health tourism packages to be sold in target markets in cooperation with tour operators and travel agencies.

Tourism enterprises are also well placed to influence tourists in espousing environmentally and socially responsible behaviour during their holidays (even more crucial when the environmental and social contexts of the destinations are very different from those of the country of origin).

According to the World Tourism Organisation (WTO), the number of international tourism arrivals is expected to increase by 4.1 per cent annually to reach close to 1.6 billion international arrivals by the year 2020.

Business models should provide technological, financial and marketing solutions for the providers and users of the DMS, namely tourism providers (accommodation, transport and leisure companies), travel agents, tour operators, and consumers.

The main beneficiaries of a DMS are potential travelers, the providers of tourism products and services, national travel agents and outbound travel agents, national tourism institutions, IT providers and investors.

Currently, Xinjiang has entered peak tourist season. In order to regulate the management order of tourism FIT market, yesterday Urumqi City Tourism Law Enforcement Detachment worked with the law enforcement detachment of Urumqi Transportation Authority to investigate and deal with the non normative travel vehicles existent in the tourism FIT market, and the low contract signing between the travel agency and tourists.

Tourism and the environment

However, new technology has allowed other non traditional providers of tourism services such as Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to enter the distribution market for tourism services and become providers of e tourism.

Sustainable consumption in tourism integrates sustainability issues in the selection of destinations and service providers and in the tourists' behaviour during their stay at the destination.

It focuses on the practical modalities of new business models that destination management organizations and tourism enterprises should adopt to improve their competitiveness in tourism markets.

There are some encouraging signs in terms of market response, with a majority of tourists being concerned about the quality of the environment in destinations where this may affect their own enjoyment, and an increasing awareness among tourists of the impacts of tourism on local environments and communities.

Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

At the same time, ICTs reduce operating costs, improve business processes, and provide tourism producers with additional opportunities to present and sell their products, as well as to naturally establish partnerships with carriers, global distribution systems (GDS), tour operators, travel agencies and national tourism offices.

It represents a growing distribution channel, complementary to traditional ones, for consumers, tourism enterprises such as hotels, transport companies, leisure companies and distributors, including travel agencies, tour operators and DMOs.

Internet based distribution of tourism products has become crucial for effective market entry and for the competitiveness of tourism operators from developing countries.

20. The tourist industry is the principal economic activity.

The distribution of tourism products on the Internet complements traditional distribution channels (travel agents, national tourism offices, tourism producers, call centers, etc.) because a large number of DMOs do not yet have the capacity to develop an effective e tourism website and cannot rely only on uncertain online revenues.

For the whole of 2017, Hainan welcomed 67.45 million tourists, and realized total tourism revenue of RMB81.199 billion. In particular, inbound tourists exceeded 1 million for the first time.

However, websites run by direct tourism providers such as hotels and transport companies are attracting travellers seeking better prices by avoiding third party distributors.

Tourist trap during traveling has become a key focus due to its small number and operation in locality.

Policy issues tourism and the environment

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment

Minister of Mines, Environment and Tourism

The above environmental impacts of tourism need to be addressed by international agencies (information on the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme in the area of tourism may be found in document UNEP GCSS.IX INF 12), Governments, non governmental organizations, local communities and private sector tourism enterprises, working together.

They also examined the practicalities of implementing e tourism tools in a private public partnership framework involving all the stakeholders of the tourism industry.

All stations operate under the solus trading system whereby the branded fuels of only one oil company are sold.

Consideration of the full arc of the consumer travel lifecycle should also be a central part of any tourism e tourism strategy, comprising in country travel and post travel follow up.

By integrating these SMEs into their DMS, DMOs bring them into the new e business environment of the tourism industry and offer them the technological tools to conduct their operations online.

In order to ensure the long term sustainability of a DMS, DMOs should develop accurate business models according to local conditions.

With regard to B2B, DMSs provide tourism enterprises with the means to be better integrated into tourism supply chains by promoting personalized and enriched tourism experiences directly to a large number of consumers.

I've camped my whole life. And I decided that living in a van for a year to do this would be like one long camping trip.

(e) Development of tourism its impact on the economic and social sectors and on the environment

Tourism style towns must be equipped with elements of style, tourism, service and the environment.

The adoption and usage of e business practices will facilitate the evolution of the traditional tourism systems and the integration of tourism enterprises into the digital economy.

Contributing factors for the successful integration of local tourism enterprises into international tourism markets are adequate e tourism strategies that focus on tourism innovation in terms of tourism products and adoption of e business tools such as destination management systems.

Discussions had also been held with tour operators in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), who run a successful ecotourism and adventure tourism operation.

The systems should facilitate interoperability between local tourism enterprises and foreign brokers and tourism portals, including traditional tour operators, online agencies, Internet travel specific search engines or online intermediaries specialized in tourism niches.

UNEP should convene a meeting of ministers of environment and tourism, together with their counterpart country representatives to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, to review issues of tourism and the environment

As a high quality environment is a key part of the tourist product, tourism can be an ally, and a supportive economic and political force, for conservation.