Sustainable Tourism Practices/The complexity and challenge of sustainable tourism

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Sustainable Tourism Practices

Sustainable practices in tourism.
A College of Education and Development course at Otago Polytechnic

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Complexity and Challenge of Sustainable Tourism

What are the Challenges?

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On a global level the tourism industry faces a multitude of significant sustainability-related challenges

At a national level

• energy, emissions and reliance on nonrenewable resources
• water consumption and availability
• waste management
• loss of biological diversity
• conservation of heritage, environment and culture

At an industry/business level

• growing concern about the impact of travel on climate change
• greater use of the internet and online bookings
• higher fuel prices
• recruiting appropriately skilled staff
• becoming more environmentally sustainable
• the provision of appropriate, high quality infrastructure

Objectives

On successful completion of this section, you will be able to: Identify and analyse the complexity and challenges of sustainability in tourism

Resources

Youtubes

• Rethink Sustainability
• Why tourism needs sustainability
• Rainforest

Paris bikes

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• Lego and Shell

• child sex tourism in Thailand

• Accor sustainable development

• Human Rights

Slideshow

• How to protect children

Destinations

• Montenegro

• Cruise wastewater Alaska

Maori Tourism

• Whale watching - Tikanga

• Growing Maori tourism

• Values

Marine Resources

• doc Marine Reserves

• SeaWorld-Blackfish

• Whale sanctuaries

• Damaged coral reefs
• World heritage site threatened

• Penguin Island Western Australia

• Cinque Terre

• Mauis dolphin are open for exploration

Corporate Social Responsibility

• carbon footprint calculator

• CSR Article

• Anita Roddick - CSR

• Air NZ Trust

• Wild Primates Safari

• Porino Eco Tourism Ltd

• Rainforest Expeditions

• Responsible Travel

• Waste management aid for the Cook Islands
• Sustainable Dubai
• Boeing Jet Fuel

• Sustainable Melbourne
• Paris a sustainable destination
• Sustainable Tourism case studies
• Sustainable Tourism strategy for New Zealand
• Ministry for the Environment - Sustainable Development
• Tourism Industry Association NZ
• Sustainable Practices at OP

Responsible Tourism Activity

Identify and analyse a responsible tourism operation

Task Guidelines

Complete this task in four stages:

1. Select a tourism sector: accommodation / hospitality / transport / attractions

2. Find two organisations/businesses for each sector:

• one which operates nationally and one which operates internationally
• has some link with "green", "responsible" or "sustainability"
• describe their operation
• do they have a vision or mission statement?
• who is their market

3. Examine their marketing strategy

• does it incorporate a drive for sustainability

4. Would you nominate them for a Responsible Tourism Award - why/why not? eg. look at supporting resources link below

Put your findings into a slideshow (4 slides) and be willing to present them for discussion in class and

Supporting Resources

• Supporting reading - lecuturer to supply
• Daintree Ecolodge Website
• Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa Youtube
• Responsible Tourism Awards