Concept of Sustainable Tourism

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Concept of sustainable tourism grounded on models and theories
Tourism activities empowers improvements in the different business operations through
various economic and cultural developments. However, increase trend of tourism activities pose
a serious threat to the natural resources. The increased pressure of tourism might be mitigated
through the positioning of specific sustainability strategies. The Sustainability strategies
developed a form of tourism activity that focused on creating a positive impact on the
environment, society, and economy.
According to Higgins-Desbiolles (2018), the concept of sustainable tourism specifically
aims towards attaining the triple bottom line approach while operating as per the common needs
of tourism development in the different regions. Moreover, Cetin et al. (2018) opined that the
sustainable tourism practices promotes tourism through improvements in the transportation
facilities, recreational aspects and different other needs of the tourists while minimizing the
dependence on the resource use. In this connection, the triple bottom line framework might be
considered for assessing the economic, social, and environmental concerns that are supported
through sustainable tourism practices.
According to Blancas et al. (2018), the economic aspect of the triple bottom line
encourages the assessment of the needs of the tourism activities in a region for the flow of
financial resources. In this connection, the tourists that visit a location provides adequate
remuneration for the sustenance of the local communities through their investment in different
leisure activities. The development of hospitality industry along with transportation and different
entertainment activities in the tourist spots have significant contribution to the economic growth
of a location (Wu et al. 2019). However, the uncontrolled tourism activities might result to
greater pressure on the availability of the resources in the location. In this connection, the

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application of the concepts of the triple bottom line enumerated the needs of controlling the
tourism activities with the purpose of adhering to the environmental sustenance related needs.
Fig 1: Triple Bottom line approach
(Source: Wise 2016)
According to Wise (2016), the assessment of the environmental concerns might be
considered as one of the major aspects of sustainable tourism practices. The increased use of
available non-renewable resources might affect the interests of the local communities through
maximized price of the propositions. Therefore, the application of the triple bottom line approach
towards sustainable tourism enumerates the role of regulatory activities while promoting tourism
in a location while adhering to the economic, social, and environmental concerns.

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Fig 2: TALC model by Butler
(Source: Kubickova and Martin 2020)
Moreover, the TALC (Tourist Area Life Cycle) model by Butler aimed at identifying the
specific concerns that are being encountered by a location in relation to environmental
degradation, lower rate of visitor and specific social issues that are restricting tourism in a
region. According to Kubickova and Li (2017), the TALC model aimed at identifying the
different stages through which a tourist spot passes and the different strategies that might be
employed by the tourism managers with the purpose of rejuvenating the sustenance related
concerns through different activities. The TALC model specifically aimed towards identifying
the specific issues that are being faced by a tourist spot while developing strategies towards
sustainability. For an instance, if the tourist spot is encountering an issue relating to the non-