(P16) Sustainable Tourism Development

Travel and Tourism Management

In the early age, cultural aspects, learning languages and travelling challenges restricted (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). In 14 century
Christopher Columbus sailed westward and vasco da gama cruised to country for earn money then business travel has been integral part of
tourism industry(Cave and Brown 2012).
Early tourism started with Nomads who travelled around the world in search of
food and shelter. Main intension of this traveller is to gathered food and traded around the world and gave rise to the barter system (Capacci,
Scorcu and Vici, 2015). 1500 BC is marked as the era when the Europeans visited pyramids and thus developed the tourism for pilgrimage. Early
tourism started with Nomads who travelled around the world in search of food and shelter. Main intension of this traveller is to gathered food
and traded around the world and gave rise to the barter system (Capacci, Scorcu and Vici, 2015). 1500 BC is marked as the era when the
Europeans visited pyramids and thus developed the tourism for pilgrimage.
FACTORS HINDERING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENTSustainable tourism requires the optimal utilization of environmental resources which comprises of one of the key elements of
developments of this sector.
Some of the factors which prevent sustainable development of tourism are:
 Lack of support from the stakeholders or lack in individual involvement,
 lack of coordination between the bureaucracy,
 lack of awareness at the end of all the involved stakeholders,
 huge amount of marine waste dumped by the ships.
 The authenticity of the socio-cultural aspect of the local communities
shall be respected and also a contribution shall be made to the inter-
cultural understanding.
 An informed participation of all the stakeholders shall be assured, in
addition, equal distribution of the benefits shall also be made.