In the spirit of recently celebrating Earth Day I found an article that explains ecotourism. It's like what we've been talking about in class and is being seen more and more by the public! It's all about giving more than you take and how you can make your traveling experiences more ecotourism-friendly rather than mass-tourism. It also goes on to mention the mentally fulfilling experience of green travels providing you with the best memories and a good feeling and it gives tips on how to travel greener to get to your ecotourism destinations. I liked the article, take the time to read it. It's fun and is SO closely related to what we have talked about in regards to ecotourism all semester!
Here's the article!
http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/04-19-12-14-18-go-green-when-traveling-its-nicer-to-the-planet-and-creates-a-more-authentic-experience/
Also, if you ever use Google news and search "ecotourism" you can find all kinds of articles on ecotourism in the news. It's pretty interesting because it's becoming more and more popular in many areas of the world. There are multiple articles about ecotourism; from Louisiana starting ecotourism in remote areas that haven't been explored much to the Philippines's bright ecotourism future. Now that we know what ecotourism is, it's fun to go through Honey's principles to determine if what these articles are talking about really is ecotourism. I think it's fun to keep track of, especially since we have learned so much about it in this class!
Happy travels!
You are right that ecotourism is "becoming more and more popular in many areas of the world." According to the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cQc1lalgo0, ecotourism is a booming new industry in Brazil and that rapid growth of ecotourism may result in it destroying what it's supposed to preserve. Environmental officials in the Amazon say they are monitoring ecotourism carefully to ensure that doesn't happen.
ReplyDeleteI live in Brazil and am involved in ecotourism. I am in the process of starting up an ecolodge on the "Cocoa Coast". If you'd like to get information about this project and possibly help out, please visit the website http://aofuturo.com.br. Preserving our environment is important and learning about and being a responsible tourist is an important step we can all take.