Friday, February 1, 2008

Mass Tourism vs. Sustainable Tourism

Mass Tourism

  • Large Scale
  • Short Term
  • Absent Owners
  • Price Conscious
  • Growth Oriented Development
  • Large Tourist Groups
  • Imported Lifestyles
  • Loss of Historic
  • Built around Resort Amenities
Sustainable Tourism

  • Small Scale
  • Long Term
  • Local Owners
  • Value Conscious
  • Managed Development
  • Mod. To Small Groups
  • Local Lifestyles
  • Preservation of Historic
  • Built around Community Environment & Culture

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We already excel at the values expressed by sustainable tourism; while in the field of mass tourism, we are a small fish in a big ocean. As for sustainable tourism, we are almost there. We just need our marketing message to reflect this. Let's finish the job.

Mountain Chilled said...
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