Essays about: "ecotourism operators"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words ecotourism operators.

  1. 1. Social Relationships within Ecotourism Cooperation : Case of the ARK56 Network

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Caroline Hammerfeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Capital; Cooperation; Ecotourism; Blekinge Archipelago; Biosphere Reserves;

    Abstract : The inclusion of ecotourism into biosphere reserves to enhance sustainable development has increased the importance of tourism stakeholders’ relationships. Therefore, this research aims to explore how the quality of social relationships among tourism stakeholders affects ecotourism cooperation in the Blekinge Archipelago biosphere reserve. READ MORE

  3. 2. "We cannot love nature to death" : an evaluation of the implementation of Nature’s Best ecotourism certification in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Louis Eberstål; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainability science; nature conservation; sustainable tourism; sustainable development strategy; knowledge transfer; voluntary governance mechanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is the concept of traveling responsibly to natural areas where the environment and the well-being of the local people are sustained, where the economic profit is reinvested in the area and where knowledge is communicated to decrease visitor impact and maintain the local environment. Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of the global tourism industry and therefore it is important to have an efficient implementation strategy so that it can realize its full potential and thus prevent tourism from degrading the nature it depends on. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainable development in ecotourism : Tour operators managing the economic, social and environmental concerns of sustainable development in Costa Rica

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Frida Eriksson; Matilda Lidström; [2013]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; Sustainable development; Trade-offs; Triple bottom line;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is concerned with acknowledging economic, social and environmental development aspects, catering for the current needs of society without damaging the well-being of future generations. Ecotourism is a niche market that emerged because of increased market demands for sustainable tourism practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Certification work in the Swedish Ecotourism Sector- A study of Nature’s Best certified companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linn Bäckdahl; Charlotta Junger; [2011-07-07]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; Certification; Identity construction; Collective identity; Nature s Best;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is said to be one of the major innovations to ever have occurred within tourism and is expected to grow in the following years. In comparison to ordinary tourism, ecotourism has a focus both on what the traveller does and what impact the tourism activities have on the environment and the surrounding society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Have we arrived yet? : Ecotourism operators managing dilemmas in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Kristina Axheim; Jessie Kit Wah Ng; [2009]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; ecotourism operators; dilemma; three perspectives; eco-tour;

    Abstract : The concern for the environment and social aspects have been highlighting in the concept of ecotourism. Tourism is a growing industry, where ecotourism is one of the fastest growing components in tourism today. READ MORE