Sustainable tourism

Sustainable use, including 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.

Sustainable consumption and tourism

Tourism, Sustainable Urbanization and Poverty Alleviation

Achieving more sustainability in tourism requires the support of government.

C. Policy aims for making tourism more sustainable

Tourism cannot truly become more sustainable unless consumers (tourists) consistently favour more sustainable destinations and activities in their purchasing decisions.

At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the World Tourism Organization had launched the concept of sustainable tourism as a tool for poverty elimination.

Calls upon Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of developing countries, and to its sustainable tourism programme for eliminating poverty, and also calls upon donor countries to provide funding to the Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty (ST EP) Foundation and, where appropriate, to the ST EP Trust Fund

6. Calls upon Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of developing countries, and to its sustainable tourism programme for eliminating poverty, and also calls upon donor countries to provide funding to the Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty (ST EP) Foundation and, where appropriate, to the ST EP Trust Fund

(b) The development and exchange of best practices on sustainable tourism with the Commission on Sustainable Development

Making tourism more sustainable a guide for policy makers.

Jamaica also identified sustainable development programme for its tourism sector.

C. Implementing sustainability in tourism through multilateral environmental agreements

Government policies can encourage tourism distribution channels to give preference to sustainable tourism products by providing training to destination management organizations and tourism boards, developing industry driven standards and supply chain management approaches, educating the public on certification schemes and promoting travel fairs that focus on sustainable products.

The mobilization of the demand side of the sustainable tourism equation is crucial.

What is the role of certification in promoting sustainability in tourism?

Reporting can be also performed by entire destinations, under the leadership of the local authorities and based on a defined set of destination's sustainability indicators.

These can be based on the use of sustainability indicators, as well as surveys of the industry and of tourist preferences.

Emphasizes the need for the promotion of sustainable tourism for the benefit of all sectors of society

7. Emphasizes the need for the promotion of sustainable tourism for the benefit of all sectors of society

International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication, 2008

How can UNEP activities in the area of sustainable tourism be strengthened?

The theme selected for 2005 is Sustainable tourism for poverty alleviation in mountain areas .

How can sustainable production and consumption in the tourism sector be promoted by Governments?

Demand for sustainability in tourism services is being advocated as the missing link in persuading industrial players to take action towards sustainability in a more credible, consistent and effective way.

Sustainable tourism is an approach to tourism that integrates ethical, social and environmental considerations in an economically viable way.

Destination management and promotion are key strategies to respond to consumers' expectations, ensure sustainable development and improve the relative position of destinations in developing countries on the global tourism market.

Examples include the International Hotel and Restaurant Association, the Pacific Asia Travel Association, the International Federation of Tour Operators, and the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (part of the Caribbean Hotel Association).

Civil society recognizes the important contributions to sustainable tourism made by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

(a) The Asociación de Mujeres y Familias del Ámbito Rural (AMFAR) (Association of Rural Women and Families), which offered four courses on crafts, rural tourism, management of small and middle sized enterprises, and rural tourism and sustainable development

2. Emphasizes the need for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism that could be beneficial to all sectors of society

Proclaims the year 2008 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication

Tourism planning needs to reflect recent moves towards more integrated and consultative spatial and community planning, including processes like integrated coastal zone management.

Much less effort has been concentrated on steering consumers' choice towards sustainable tourism products.

Strategies and policies for sustainable tourism should be developed taking into account the aspirations of all players.

6. Invites Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of sustainable tourism in developing countries for the eradication of poverty

Invites Member States and other stakeholders to give support to the activities undertaken by the World Tourism Organization in favour of sustainable tourism in developing countries for the eradication of poverty

Designates the World Tourism Organization as the lead agency of the United Nations system for coordinating the activities of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Peace and Poverty Eradication

Governments should publicly and regularly report on outcomes of their streamlining efforts

What strategies, tools and actors should be involved in promoting sustainable consumption in tourism?

(i) monitoring, analysing and evaluating the outcomes of WTO negotiations as well as assessing the direction in which negotiations are proceeding so that members can be adequately equipped to address the relevant issues

The implementation of sustainable tourism policies rests on the adoption and implementation of a mix of instruments that can be grouped as follows

It was recognized that island culture and heritage provide important pathways to sustainable development through such things as sustainable tourism, traditional knowledge, music and festivals.