Abstract
Eco-tourism has been capturing attention of neo tourists, nature lovers and environmental planners for last two decades or so. Since then large body of literature has been created and much water has flown through Ganga. However, eco-tourism, due to lack of enchanting call through popular articles, still seems a distant dream to be realized. As such, a tourist will be seldom found posing himself or herself as a proud eco-tourist. This small article attempts to fill this gap.
Highlights
Tourism is among the world’s largest industries
Education is spreading, economy is strengthening, transport connectivity is breaking barriers of inaccessibility and reducing distance, communication is becoming ever more effective and as nations of the world are coming close to each other through the rapidly going on liberalization, privatization and globalization, the tourism industry is growing by leaps and bounds
According to the definition provided by Wikipedia, eco-tourism is a form of tourism involving fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism
Summary
Tourism is among the world’s largest industries. As consciousness is increasing, education is spreading, economy is strengthening, transport connectivity is breaking barriers of inaccessibility and reducing distance, communication is becoming ever more effective and as nations of the world are coming close to each other through the rapidly going on liberalization, privatization and globalization, the tourism industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Tourism has often been cursed by those who are sensitive to cultural and environmental values. According to the definition provided by Wikipedia, eco-tourism is a form of tourism involving fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Eco-tourism focuses on socially responsible travel, personal growth, and environmental sustainability.
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