Sustainable Tourism Business in Australia

Running Head: Sustainable Tourism Business
Sustainable Tourism Business in
Australia
October 12
2018
Article for HBR

Table of Contents
OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................................3
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM?..............................................................................................................3
WHAT DO THEY DO?....................................................................................................................................4
THE OBJECTIVES..........................................................................................................................................4
THE STAKEHOLDERS?...................................................................................................................................5
THE PHENOMENON.....................................................................................................................................5
THE OPERATION..........................................................................................................................................6
THE PERFORMANCE OUTCOME...................................................................................................................6
SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................8
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OVERVIEW
The objective of this article is to share with the reader an insight into the sustainable and
Eco tourism practices used in the Australia also known as Commonwealth Australia. The article
shares the knowledge of sustainable tourism, its policies, various tourism strategies to promote
Eco tourism, the impact of promotion on the environment and stakeholders. The article shares
the issues and future impact to aware the readers. Australia is spread over 7.68 square km,
having a population of more than 19.5 million people (Dr. Steve, 2018). Conversely to the
popular belief that Sydney is the capital, Canberra is actually the capital city of Australia. This
article further explains the objectives of the sustainability, how old the phenomenon is, who are
the stakeholders responsible developing and maintaining such practices. Lastly, it concludes with
the outcomes and the impact on the environment due to such practices in operation.
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM?
According to National Geographic, Sustainable tourism or Geo Tourism is a quality trip
not a quantity trip, the basic idea behind Sustainability is to conserve resources, protect local
tradition and culture benefitting residents and supporting the integrity of the place. It is not only
for the country which is implementing the strategies but also for the tourists from across the
world who are responsible for their share of input. Travel is not about creating memories, but
sustaining the places being visited and their real characters for the future generations by using
less resources and controlling resource depletion. There are a number of environmental issues
that the travelers and the residents must be aware of, such as, pollution, waste management,
energy consumption, water pollution and waste, wastage of electricity due to unnecessary night
lights (National geographic, 2018).
According to World Tourism Organization, Sustainable tourism is set to meet the economic,
aesthetic and social needs of the tourists and hosts places where, the resources are protected for
the present and future generations.
The National Geographic and WTO have a similar ideology towards sustainable tourism and
protecting destinations for future tourists.
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