Sustainable tourism in your country

Tasks for your team:

Research about sustainable tourism in your country!

1. Research on the internet on (sustainable) tourism in your country.

2. Cover the following aspects in your research.
• Characterize the tourism in your country and in your region in general. Which
kind of tourism is offered by your country?
• Find out the importance for the economy in your country. (Total revenue,
percentage of gross domestic product, number of employees working in the
tourism sector, amount of tourist visiting your country, …)
• Describe the development of tourism in your country.
• List positive and negative impacts generated by the tourism in your country in
general.
• Find at least one good practice example of sustainable tourism in your
country.
3. Make short notes and bring them to Guilianova.
Sustainable Tourism refers to sustainable practices in and by the tourism industry. It is an
aspiration to acknowledge all impacts of tourism, both positive and negative. It aims to minimize
the negative impacts and maximize the positive ones.

Sustainable tourism is defined by the UN Environment Program and UN World Tourism

Organization as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and
environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host
communities.”

Additionally, they say that sustainable tourism “refers to the environmental, economic, and socio-
cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these
three dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability” (UNEP & UNWTO, 2005: 11-12.
Making Tourism More Sustainable – A Guide for Policy Makers).