Promoting green tourism for future sustainability

Alhilal Furqan and Ahmad Puad Matsom and Rosazman Hussin (2010) Promoting green tourism for future sustainability. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 8 (8). pp. 64-74. ISSN 2065-3913

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Abstract

Green tourism is defined as environmentally friendly tourism activities with various focuses and meanings. In a broad term, green tourism is about being an environmentally friendly tourist or providing environmentally friendly tourist services. The green tourism concept would be highly appealing to tourism enterprises and operators owing to increasing governmental pressure to improve environmental performance by adopting effective and tangible environmental management techniques. Furthermore, achievement and promotion of internationally recognized environmental awards would be instrumental to the tourism enterprises in marketing their services. As a result, many concerned and responsible parties put forward recommendations for green tourism products to regulate tourism's negative impacts. This conceptual paper attempts to discuss green tourism concept, green tourism certification and its processes as well explain the comparative approaches of green tourism in a few countries. Towards the end, by this green labeling, the industry can legitimately open up new areas for the more discriminating and wider range of the market, and tourists or visitors can enjoy the holiday they want with a clear conscience.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Certification, Green, Sustainability, Tourism
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General). Atlases. Maps > G1-922 Geography (General) > G149-180 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism ?? QH77_T78J68 ??
Department:	SCHOOL > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	ADMIN ADMIN
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2012 17:14
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2021 16:16
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/3979

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