What does ethical tourism look like?

Ethical tourists are mindful of the delicate balance of the destination's ecosystem and try their best to leave a place the same way it was – or even better! In fact, there's somewhat of an unofficial motto amongst ethical tourists: 'Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time.



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Ethical tourists consider the impact of their actions with regards to the three pillars of sustainable tourism– the environment, the economy and society.

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Ethics is traditionally subdivided into normative ethics, metaethics, and applied ethics.

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The sustainable tourism industry holds organisations accountable to reduce their impact on the environment. Whereas responsible tourism puts the responsibility onto both companies and individuals to learn and reduce their impact on both the environment and communities they visit.

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Responsible tourism seeks to lessen the adverse effects of mass tourism by ensuring tourism promotes local cultures, protects the environment, boosts the local economy, and involves the local communities in sustainability efforts.

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Employees may steal from guests as they clean the rooms. It could be jewelry, clothing, electronics and even cash. Sometimes, guests don't realize anything's missing until they're back home, but others realize it quickly and that can hurt your hotel's reputation.

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Tourism puts enormous stress on local land use, and can lead to soil erosion, increased pollution, natural habitat loss, and more pressure on endangered species. These effects can gradually destroy the environmental resources on which tourism itself depends.

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