Sustainable and Ethical Tourism

This report discusses the features of Brazil as a tourism destination and the concept of sustainable and ethical tourism. It explores the positive and negative impacts of tourism on the economy, socio-cultural aspects, and environment. The report emphasizes the importance of sustainability for the future of tourism in Brazil. It also provides relevant resources on Desklib for further study.

Sustainable and Ethical Tourism

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Features of Brazil as tourism destination.....................................................................................3
Sustainability in tourism for future of destination.......................................................................4
Positive and negative impact of tourism......................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is act of spending time away from home for relaxation and pleasure in other
environment for limited time period. This report covers main features of Brazil destination and
its development throughout the years. It also explains concept of sustainability and its
importance in future for Brazil destination. At last, it identifies three factors such as economic,
socio-cultural and environmental that impact positively and negatively on tourism industry.
Features of Brazil as tourism destination
Brazil attract more than 6 millions tourist and most of the tourist come to Brazil from
neighbouring countries and it has almost 6.589 million visitors in 2018. Brazil occupies almost
half continent of South America and has vast stretches of rainforest with exotic plants and
wildlife (Santos and et.al., 2017). It attracts large number of tourist to spend their leisure time
due to existence of culture destination, tropical paradise, jungle exploration and world-class art
museums in Brazil. The features of Brazil destination and its development throughout the years
such as Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro is rounded peak of sugar loaf covered with trees raising 395
meters above city and beach. Most of the tourist visit this place for thrill riding in cable car
between Sugar loaf and Morra da Urca. Iguacu Falls is another place that attract tourist as it has
247 waterfalls of Iguazu river at a point where Brazil, paraguay and Argentina meet that thunder
down into gorge below (Żemła 2016). Most of the tourist came to see both different perspectives
and views of river from Catwalks and Tower. Brazil has popular known or has famous beach in
the world because of crescent shape, 4 km of white sand and braking surf which is known as
Copacabana, Rio de janerio. It is also popular playground for swimmer and kids as they can
build sand castles. Brazil is a tourist destination as Amazon rainforest allow tourist to enjoy
boating to the point called Encontro das Agaus where water meets light muddy water of Rio
solimoes. Other boat trips provide memorable experience to tourist by taking them to heart of
rainforest where there is network of rivers, channels and lakes. Tourist on boat trip can also see
monkeys, parrots, turtles, other wildlife and giant water lilies in entire lake that are specially
found in Amazon region.
Too many factors such as culture diversity and historical monuments have responsible
for promoting tourism in Brazil in recent few years. Tourism and hospitality industry is growing
key sector of economy in Brazil (Karayilan and Cetin, 2016). It has wide varieties of resource so
all these factor forces tourism business to grow faster in Brazil. Many hotels, restaurants are

build in Brazil to provide better accommodation with delicious food thus rendering quality
services to customer's so that they can effectively utilize their leisure time and money
(Tomazzoni and Tineo, 2018). Road infrastructure is bad it needs to be improved whereas safety
and security has improved to some extent to provide ease to tourist to travel, enjoy and explore
various place.
Sustainability in tourism for future of destination
Sustainable tourism means exploring and travelling destination while respecting
environment, culture and people of the country for future of destination. Most of the people do
not travel in such way thus adversely impact on environment and places, people living at such
destination (Shafiee and et.al., 2019). Mass tourism such as hotel tour packages and giant beach
parties does not prioritize natural resources and local tradition culture of destination. Sustainable
tourism is important for people, communities and tourism industry and to whole economy as
more and more people can enjoy the beauty of culture destination. If people want to continuous
travel around the world than they have to ensure safety of environment while travelling various
destination. Travel and tourism industry can make world better place by exchanging culture,
economic benefits and self growth. As Brazil is known for great biodiversity on the planet so it
needs to protected for future growth in tourism industry. Hotels such as Parque dos Sonhos and
Campo Dos Sonhos near socorro are examples of sustainable tourism in Brazil.
One such example of sustainable tourism is Bonito in Mato Grosso do sul, it is place in
Brazil where large number of tourist came that adversely impact on its community and
resource,attarction of place. Thus, for sustainability of destination integrated system was
developed to limit number of people visit region (Yfantidou and Matarazzo, 2017). It controls
monitor and manage people visiting parks by issuing digital voucher in name of individual.
Therefore, it turned Bonito as most sustainable destination in the world so that future generation
can also enjoy and have pleasure of such destination.
Amazon rainforest is one of the famous ecotourism destination in the world and Brazil is
home to 60% of Amazon rainforest. Thousand of tourist came to visit Amazon rainforest every
year so it impacts adversely on environment and ecosystem of Amazon rainforest. Brazil has
taken number of measure such as environmental crimes law and Amazon cooperation treaty
organisation to alleviate damage caused by growing number of tourist (Weber and et.al., 2017).
Environmental crimes deals with protection of animal and plants. Whereas Amazon cooperation

Treaty organisation is international organisation that helps in promotion of sustainable
development of Amazon basin. Ecotourism should follow set of rules while travel or having fun
at such places to protect environment and interest of people living in that area.
Thus, it can be stated that protection of environment is necessary for future growth of
tourism industry and destination (Matos And et.al., 2019). Tourist should ensure safety of
environment, culture and people living in the region while travelling across various destination.
They need to protect environment so that future generation can also enjoy and have fun by
visiting such destination. Therefore, it can be concluded that sustainable tourism is necessary for
future growth of tourism and destination.
Positive and negative impact of tourism
Travel and tourism is growing at rapid pace so it has caused both positive and negative
impact on economy, socio-cultural and environment. Various impact caused by increasing
tourism in Brazil are as follows:
Economic: Security problem have devastating impact on tourism and economy as increased
violence in post-Olympic Rio impact negatively on economic as it leads to fall in investment and
employment level in tourism industry (Chung, Chung and Yang, 2017). Due to economic crises
people of Brazil are less willing to spend and increased in price of hotels, restaurants and foods.
High taxes, high cost of labour, customer care personnel and lack of government intervention has
also impact on the tourism. Number of investment in the economic has also fall due to problem
of security. It is also explained that competition has also harmed tourism industry more than
security issues as low competition posed threat to industry. On the other hand industry has
grown over last decade rank 59 out of 136 in the world, but now its rank 27. Government has to
spend lot of money to protect and sustain Brazil biodiversity thus increasing its expenditure but
at the same time it enhances income as more tourist came to visit such places. Tourism industry
has promote grow of Brazil economy as thousand of visitor came to Brazil for having fun and
spending their leisure time. Thus, generating large number of employment, raising living
standard of people living in Brazil. Many hotels and restaurant are also developed to provide
quality services to tourist to spend their leisure time effectively. Hospitality and airline industry
has also grown at fast pace due to increasing tourist visit in Brazil. Thus, it can be stated that
tourism has impact positively and negatively on the economy of country.

Socio-cultural: Brazil have one of the most diverse and varied culture in the world this is
because of European domination African migrants Brazil border thus influencing local culture
with their ancient customs and ideas (Lv and Xu, 2017). They bring new ideas and innovation in
the country shaping live of people thus making unique socio-cultural of Brazil. It has great
number of culture and ethics thus attract large number of tourist to visit such destination every
year. Due to historical culture and wide biodiversity, rainforest travel are willing to spend their
leisure time. Tourism industry in Brazil is also effected by rising crime in the society as many
stranger came to visit places among them some may be there which can be threat for local people
and communities. Problem in social security has decline tourism and it was recorded that loss of
R$ 320 million over four months of 2017. Thus, seriously impact on revenue and employment
level across state. Many restaurants and bars and travel agencies has faced significant losses due
to decline in revenue (Liu and Li, 2018). It can be stated that increase in crime decreases
confidence of people in public security and thus impact or influences tourist decision-making. It
decreases image of places where crime has been done such as Rio de janeiro and Brazilians thus
people dont want to visit such places in the future. Brazil has suffered cumulative loss of 8,833
for, hob within tourism industry during 6 months in 2017. Due to security issue some losses
expected in Rio 2016 Olympic games. Therefore, security is root cause of decline in local
industry of tourism and employment level and government by enhancing public security can
generate more jobs, companies , revenue as more taxes will be paid.
Environment: Tourism affect environment of destination as more people come to visit such
destination threats to environment increase at rapid pace. Demand for sustainable tourism
increase so that more and more people can enjoy, have fun and spend their leisure time
effectively. By promoting sustainable tourism can support people living in the society by
generating more revenue (Rasoolimanesh and et.al., 2017). Tourist like to visit such places that is
historical, offer them adventure so Brazil is rich in biodiversity, it has one of the world-famous
beach and 247 waterfalls of guazu river at a point where Brazil, paraguay and Argentina meet.
Travel can also have experience of boat trip in river in Amazon rainforest that offer tourist to
watch various wildlife such as monkeys, birds and tortoise thus having fun. Such places and
environment mass tourist to visit Brazil for utilising their leisure time effectively. Such mass
tourist adversely impact on environment of Destination places as more number of people visit
places the threat to protection of environment increases. Brazil government in order to sustain

growth and development of tourism industry has taken certain measures it has temporary
suspension of visa requirements for tourist coming from Japan, Canada and United stated. Visa
waiver can generate up to 25% thus increase flow of destination involved. Government has also
launched a system to sustain tourism it has planned voucher so that number of people entering a
particular destination can be recorded. It by continuous monitoring and supervising various
activities of tourist helps in sustainability of environment for future generation (Jaremen,
Nawrocka and Żemła, 2019). Thus, it can be stated that tourism adversely impact on
sustainability of resource and environment but government by taking crucial steps can protect
various destination. Therefore, promote growth and survival of tourism and hospitality industry
at last pace economic development.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that travel and tourism has been increased in
recent year and promote economic growth at large scale. Various features such as socio-cultural
and environmental factors attract large number of tourist to visit Brazil every year. The concept
of sustainability plays important role in ethic tourism and future growth of destination.
Sustainability of environment helps in raising living standard and helps in protection of natural
resources of the destination. It can also be explained that sustainable tourism promote tourism
and hospitality industry in long run. Lastly it can be concluded from above report that negatively
and positive impacts of tourism on economic, socio-cultural and environmental of Brazil.

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