SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Tourism Development

Sustainable Tourism Development

Introduction

Tourism has become a sector where many of the countries have drawn their concentration because in recent times it has become one of the rapidly growing sectors in the world. Tourism has become one of the greatest sources in increasing economic growth, reducing poverty, controlling the waste management of natural resources and promoting culture. Apart from the advantages that can be achieved through tourism there are several disadvantages that are the resultant of developing tourism in a country. Tourism can lead towards destruction of social cultures, cultural authenticity of the country can be damaged and there are serious threats to the natural habitat and culture of a society. A sustainable planning from the government and the relevant authorities can help in overcoming the damages of tourism and gain from the advantages of tourism. Tourism is mainly an industry that needs to be controlled and monitored by the government because private sector will only be thinking about earning profits even at the social cost of the natural resources and the culture of the country. The assessment report will provide an analysis of the importance of planning from government in order to have sustainable development in tourism.

Discussion

Tourism has become a sector that involves a vast range of opportunities that are unexploited. It is a cross sectorial industry that involves a vast range of activities. These activities are: trading activities, investment activities, creation of employment opportunities, protection of labor laws, development of enterprises, creation of partner ships, planning related to the community and urban areas, development of infrastructure facilities, efficient management of natural resources, transformation and transition of culture, provision of safe and secure environment, increase in education and development in the labor force. In order to maintain the benefits that are achieved by tourism governments, private agencies and other sectors need to play a significant role in sustainability of the tourism sector. Tourism sustainable development is a way of fulfilling the needs of the people that are tourists and the country that is providing the tourism, protecting the environment of the host country and increasing the opportunities for the next generation. Thus it sums to the efficient and effective management of economic, social and environmental needs by maintain the cultural heritage, processes in the ecological system and in the life support system. The sustainable development guide provides 10 steps to the government authorities, tourism management and other officials in order to have sustainability in tourism development. These steps are: first the governments need to identify the areas where there is scope of tourism in the country through audit reports or any other economic reports second are the identification of the areas in which issues can be created and protection of cultural heritage is necessary to be included in business planning, create strategic plans for tourism and cultural heritage, provide assistance in creating new or in the old business plans, efficiently create infrastructure development plans and evaluate more options for the business plans that can be conducted in ...