GEOG 3490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sustainable Tourism, Conspicuous Consumption, Cultural Tourism
9 Mar 2017
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New tourism, class & identity tourist motivations/profiles and (cid:494)new. New tourism: adventure tourism, alternative tourism, community-based tourism, cultural tourism, eco-tourism, fair trade and ethical tourism, pro-poor tourism, sustainable tourism, trekking. Actors and interest groups guests/tourists: desire to benefit others or contribute to particular social issue, altruism personal reward (ego-enhancement, enjoyment through social interaction, career/education experience. Motivations: desire to help with environmental issues (general or specific, gain experience in conservation and/or environmental research (especially students) Rise in volunteer tourism: rapidincreaseinpast20years, estimated 10 million volunteer tourists/year, typical trip < 1 month, part of rising interest in (cid:494)new tourism(cid:495) more generally, variety of (cid:494)sending organizations(cid:495, private companies, ngos, charities, religious organizations. Benefits: benefits for voluntourists (cid:494)win-win(cid:495, benefits for hosts support for local issues /needs, personal growth and reward, experience, positive, meaningful engagement w/ hosts, meaningful engagement w/ guests, revenue for host communities and organizations.
