Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development

Name: Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

It is now widely agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. Developing countries \u2013 many of them considered by the World Tourism Organization to be 'Top Emerging Tourism Destinations' (UNWTO, 2009) \u2013 are already suffering the full frontal effect of environmental degradation. The challenge for developing countries is a triple-edged sword, how can economic prosperity be achieved without the perpetual depletion of nature\u2019s reserves, the destruction of rural habitat and the dislocation of traditional societies? Many emerging nations are looking increasingly to the tourism industry as the motor for economic development, with hospitality businesses at the forefront.