International Conference on Sustainable Tourism: A Detailed Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable tourism, examining its evolution, principles, and planning processes. It explores the roles of global organizations in promoting sustainable and responsible tourism, such as CREAT. The report delves into the purpose and principles of tourism development, aiming to minimize adverse effects, and evaluates planning processes, challenges, and specific tourism examples. The analysis covers the evolution of sustainable tourism, the importance of resource management, and the significance of proper planning to address challenges like taxation and security. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of effective resource utilization, market research, and strategic planning for the development of the tourism industry.

International Conference on
Sustainable Tourism

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
LO1.............................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Explain how the concept of sustainable and responsible tourism has evolved....................................3
P2 Determine the role, function and mission of leading global organizations involved in the promotion
of sustainable and responsible tourism....................................................................................................4
LO2.............................................................................................................................................................5
P3 Explore the purpose and principles of tourism development and planning to minimize the adverse
effects of tourism.....................................................................................................................................5
P4 Evaluate the process of tourism development and planning, and the associated challenges and
problems, providing specific tourism examples.......................................................................................6
LO3.............................................................................................................................................................7
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L04..............................................................................................................................................................7
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CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is explained as one of the most crucial industry which provides different types of
benefit and services to the one who has to travel from one place to another for any of the specific
purpose. It is necessary to understand that tourism industry is among one of the fastest growing
industry in present scenario which can contribute for accomplishing the goals in best possible
manner. In context of the file, the chosen industry is Holiday Inn which a British brand
multinational company where they provide their services to different part of the world.
In context of the file, several topics are to be discussed which can guide that how any of
the how this industry has evolved in past few years. There will be major focus on main features
of sustainable and responsible tourism. Proper evaluation will be done that what is the
importance of tourism development planning for sustainability.
LO1
P1 Explain how the concept of sustainable and responsible tourism has evolved
In present scenario, it is necessary to understand that tourism industry has helped many of
the nation to improve their economic situation. The history of tourism is very old where people
always like to experience something new whether it is nature, culture, society or many more. The
main thing which is necessary to be determined within this particular situation is that any of
those decision must not be taken which can harm the nature (De Lange and Dodds, 2017). If is
not done then in that respective situation, tourism will not get affected and even it will allow the
people to visit from one place to another in safest way.
This role requires frequent tourists, since visitors are possible to apply this concept to
them. The main objective is on visitors being of excellent quality, instead of their volume or
figures. The above idea was adopted during a meeting held in Cape Town in the year 2002. That
included representatives from over twenty nations. The decision has been taken by the member
who are there in the conference on minimizing resource wastage while traveling, including local
people to support visitors, increasing financial benefits or improving well-being of both local and
visitors. All of these is intended to improve the profits of tourism sector. This also intended to
please all stakeholders in tourism industry who are visitors or flyers. This definition is socially

aware and also fosters respect between hosts and visitors, and also develops strength for the
industry.
There were number of other decision had been taken which had allowed to improve the overall
scenario of the industry in which it was majorly focused that in any of the situation utilisation of
resources should be maintained (Higgins-Desbiolles, 2018). On a yearly basis, it has been found
that interest of tourism industry has been increasing day by day which is allowing to grow the
industry in positive direction. It has directly allowed to enhance the percentage of profit for any
of the person.
P2 Determine the role, function and mission of leading global organizations involved in the promotion of
sustainable and responsible tourism
It is necessary to develop the tourism sector for the purpose of enhancing the percentage
of profit. Looking at the current scenario of tourism industry, it has been found that there are
number of organisation who has been involved within the development of sustainable
development. The main focus of different organisation is to develop the percentage of profit on a
regular basis. Below, there is the discussion about the leading organisation who has been
involved for the purpose of promotion of sustainable responsible tourism.
The centre for responsible tourism
CREAT is one of the leading organisation who has been involved within the business of
tourism. It was incorporated in the year 2003 where its headquarter is in Washington DC. This is
among the industry who has been working for managing all of the tourism sector in different of
part of the world including UK and Asia. The major target which is carried by this particular
industry is to maintain the environment in that particular manner where people will not have to
face any of the problem while travelling from one place to another.
Role: It is one of the institute where their main target is to promote different destination
for tourism sector (Postma, Cavagnaro and Spruyt, 2017). Also, it focuses on the use of
resources in ethical manner so that local people has to not suffer in future period of time.

Mission: The major mission is to develop cultural biodiversity and allow the people to
learn something new on a daily basis. Also, making people aware about the decision which they
must take should be in ethical and lawful manner.
Functions: There are different function which is being performed by the organisation in
current scenario and they are:
 They use different tool to enhance the percentage of research through which tourism
industry can be developed.
 Different publications are being published through which changes are being made within
the tourism industry for future betterment (Carr, Ruhanen and Whitford, 2016).
LO2
P3 Explore the purpose and principles of tourism development and planning to minimize the
adverse effects of tourism
The tourism industry has its importance on its own way where it has been increasing as
per the increase in demand on a regular basis. Below, there is the description of some of the
purpose and principle of a tourism industry.
Purpose of tourism development
In present scenario, tourism industry has been helping in increasing the overall economy
of a country where they main contribute towards toward the GDP. Here, this industry is able to
increase the percentage of job opportunity which has improved the living standard of a public.
There are number of nation in the world which is capable of sustaining just because of tourism
industry which they have developed. In addition, it also allows to develop healthy relation among
the people or nation through which people get the opportunity to learn something new on a
regular basis (Poudel, Nyaupane and Budruk, 2016).
Principle for sustainable tourism development
Some of the principle has been mentioned below which is allowing to sustain the tourist
industry and those principles are:
 Proper team should be there who can control every single activity of tourist industry.
 Support of local people is very much crucial because it will directly allow them to
develop a relationship in ethical manner.

 Proper training should be provided to the who is going to guide the tourist so that
expectation can be met of the traveller.
Planning to adverse effect
After having the detail analysis on principle, it can be easily said that proper planning can
reduce the percentage of adverse effect. It also gives number of other benefit such as selection of
appropriate time to visit any of the place, culture values can be understood easily, effect of some
of unexpected event can be reduced such as terrorism attack and many more (Fodness, 2017). All
of this simply states that adopting the principle can allow to obtain positive result in future period
of time.
P4 Evaluate the process of tourism development and planning, and the associated challenges and
problems, providing specific tourism examples
In tourism industry, it is necessary to understand that planning can play the significant
role in providing effective result. Here, preparing the objectives in this particular industry will
allow to bring positive result.
Tourism planning: It is stage where proper strategies are prepared so that better
customer services can be provided to the customers. This types of planning includes
Process of tourism planning
There is different planning process which has been explained below:
Study recognition and
preparation
Here, it is necessary to recognise about the necessary
requirement while developing an event and plans.
Setting of objectives or goals for
the strategy.
In this, it will be important to prepare some of the
objective to meet out the requirements.
Survey of existing data Here, primary and secondary research are required for
determining the requirements.
Implementation of new surveys After having the search, all of the information are
provides to management.
Analysis of secondary and The data which has been collected are needed to be

primary data. analysed in this particular stage so that desire result can be
obtained.
Initial policy and plan
formulation
The decision which has been taken are further developed
for effective result.
Implementation. The plans and policies which can be helpful in achieving
the targets are implemented.
Monitoring and plan
reformulation
The results are needed to be monitored over here.
Challenges in tourism
 Taxation – In present scenario, there are higher percentage of tax is being charged form
the companies which is creating problem (Wood, 2017). Also, need of demand and
customer should be met which incurs higher expenses.
 Security- It is necessary to understand that proper security must be provided to tourist
and in this particular situation proper planning is required.
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CONCLUSION
From the above paragraph, it can be concluded that International Conference on Sustainable
Tourism is one of the most important topic where major focus is given to the tourism industry.
For the purpose of developing the industry, it is necessary to understand that there is the
requirement of utilisation of resources in an effective manner and secondly, it is necessary that
proper planning should be done with the help of market research.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
De Lange, D. and Dodds, R., 2017. Increasing sustainable tourism through social
entrepreneurship. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Higgins-Desbiolles, F., 2018. Sustainable tourism: Sustaining tourism or something
more?. Tourism management perspectives, 25. pp.157-160.
Postma, A., Cavagnaro, E. and Spruyt, E., 2017. Sustainable tourism 2040. Journal of Tourism
Futures.
Carr, A., Ruhanen, L. and Whitford, M., 2016. Indigenous peoples and tourism: the challenges
and opportunities for sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(8-9).
pp.1067-1079.
Poudel, S., Nyaupane, G.P. and Budruk, M., 2016. Stakeholders’ perspectives of sustainable
tourism development: A new approach to measuring outcomes. Journal of Travel
Research, 55(4). pp.465-480.
Fodness, D., 2017. The problematic nature of sustainable tourism: some implications for
planners and managers. Current Issues in Tourism, 20(16). pp.1671-1683
Wood, M.E., 2017. Sustainable tourism on a finite planet: Environmental, business and policy
solutions. Taylor & Francis