Tourism

Ecotourism, although purporting to be beneficial to the society, has greatly contributed to the collapse of many ecological systems and led to environmental degradation. The visiting of protected and conserved ecosystems by tourists, who come mostly from places too far away to understand, what the local way of life is and to appreciate the conservation effort, has triggered the debate regarding the real gain obtained out of such visits. The inability by conservationists to halt this practice and...

Although purporting to be beneficial to the society, ecotourism has greatly contributed to the collapse of many ecological systems and led to environmental degradation. The frequent visiting of protected and conserved ecosystems by tourists most of who come from places too far away to care to understand what the local way of life is and to appreciate the conservation effort, has triggered the debate regarding the real gain obtained out of such visits. In some cases, cultural ecotourism has been...

Tourism is a massive global industry today that communities and nations utilize to draw more people into their country for revenue. However, it was not until post-Second World War that tourism flourished, and governments were not even the first ones to recognize its potential as a great source of revenue  Its revenue and development potential were soon recognized and pursued in the expansionary post-war economy, first by individual entrepreneurs and then governments. The desire to explore new...

Tourist safety, terrorist attacks, and the environmental impact big businesses have on underdeveloped nations are just a few dilemmas tourism professionals are faced with on a daily basis. In addition to these concerns, observing the development of future trends in tourism and engaging employees in solution-based thinking are major keys to the success of those who work in the tourism management field. In fact, the industry as a whole is impacted by the publics perception of tourism- hence the need...