Why is sustainable tourism important to the economy?

Sustainable tourism supports local communities. This contribution leads to wider benefits for a community and country. Economic gains from tourism can help support infrastructure in a community and across a country, support more resources for locals, and in general improve the quality of life of those locals.



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Sustainable tourism development is creating and maintaining a functional tourism industry in a particular location while ensuring that the industry is as sustainable as possible. This means it should preserve natural wildlife, avoid harming local culture, and provide social and economic benefits for local residents.

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The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable tourism as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities.

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The 3 pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic.

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Sustainability is broken into four distinct areas, known as the four pillars of sustainability: Human, Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability.

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The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a call-to-action for people worldwide to address five critical areas of importance by 2030: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership.

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