Lesson 5 - Responsible Tourism

Define responsible tourism.

Explain what it means to be a responsible tourist.

Describe the history of tourism.

Analyse guidelines about limiting the negative effects of tourism.

Minimises negative economic, environmental, and social impacts

Provides access for physically challenged people

Focuses only on the enjoyment of tourists

Is culturally sensitive and builds local pride

It increases the number of tourists visiting a place.

It involves local people in decisions that affect their lives and life chances.

It reduces the cost of travel for tourists.

It encourages tourists to ignore local customs.

Ignoring local cultures

Maximizing tourist profits only

Minimizing negative environmental impacts

Promoting mass tourism without limits