Responsible Tourism; An Indicator Framework for Industry

Responsible Tourism is an emerging trend in the tourism industry. Being a sustainable strategy for development, responsible tourism has a decisive role in establishing destination competitiveness, quality and clean image. Tourists always prefer clean and guest friendly places to visit. Hence, role of local stakeholders are so crucial. A tourism development strategy emphasises on society, local economy and environment has of paramount importance to succeed in this context. The book portrays what is Responsible Tourism, how it is to be practiced, and also elicits successful models.