Tourism Issues and Impacts

Question one

Eco-tourism

The way I see eco-tourism is the desire to be educated and environmentally friendly, while at the same time engaging in a pleasurable nature-based experience. The International Eco-tourism Society (TIES) best sums up eco-tourism as:

Responsible travel to natural areas, which conserves the environment and sustains the well being of local people.

Eco-tourism is nature-orientated, active, educational and tucked away harmoniously in the countryside; it emphasises environmental education and protection.

Cultural tourism

What cultural tourism means to me is the travel of people for essentially cultural motivations. Anything from study tours, performing arts, travel to festivals and other cultural events, visits to sites and monuments, and in general, travel to understand and learn. For tourists visiting from Europe that want a cultural experience, they would interact with New Zealanders – especially Maori to learn about our culture.

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