Learning Objects

Responsible Tourism

In this subject we will discover what is meant by responsible tourism. We will examine the development of tourism and the different agents involved. You will study the Tourism Area Life Cycle model and consider how potential positive and negative impacts of tourism can be managed in a responsible or sustainable way. During your study you will be introduced to a range of examples of responsible tourism in different destinations. These will include destinations from the less economically developed world and the more economically developed world. This unit is externally assessed. You will undertake a test set and marked. This test will consist of a series of short and long answer questions. A variety of activities and case studies are provided in this unit to help you understand all aspects of responsible tourism and to help you prepare for the assessment. The external assessment will require evidence of:

the ability to demonstrate knowledge skills and understanding of responsible tourism, and of related skills in a travel and tourism context
the ability to apply your knowledge, skills and understanding of responsible tourism and related skills in a travel and tourism context
the ability to use appropriate research techniques to obtain and analyse information relevant to responsible tourism
the ability to evaluate information and reach reasoned judgements, draw conclusions and make recommendations based on knowledge of responsible tourism.

In this lesson, students explore and learn how many diference there’re between different kinds of responsible tourism. Responsible tourism is a term that can be used to describe many different kinds of tourism, for example; fair trade tourism, green tourism, sustainable tourism, ecotourism and alternative tourism. In short, the ‘new tourism’ is a general term used to describe all kinds of responsible tourism.

Responsible tourism has many forms and many different stakeholders, such as developers, tour operators, tourists and environmental groups, have different priorities and different understandings of the term. Some tourists consider that they are behaving responsibly if they buy local crafts and if they are aware of their impact on the destination visited. Others appreciate that there is a whole range of behaviours that create a responsible tourist. Some tour operators have responded to demand for responsible tourism by producing policies for responsible tourism. In addition there are several pressure groups which work towards responsible tourism.

In the following video the students can understand 5 facts about sustainable tourism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT6P2N_x-Mc