Tourism and Protected Areas : Benefits Beyond Boundaries : the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress

Robyn Bushell, Paul F. J. Eagles

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Abstract

Today's tourism represents an indisputable social and economic component of most societies. Its growth was impressive during the second part of the 20th century and all indicates that it will steadily continue in the future, as developing countries achieve better standards of living. Yet, more important than this growth has been the diversification of destinations that has taken place during the last 30 years or so, both in geographical terms as well as in terms of the type of destinations favoured by tourists. This is illustrated by international tourist arrival figures for 2003, during which the traditional destinations of North America and Europe experienced, respectively, a decrease and a stagnation, while many destinations in Latin America, South Asia and even the Middle East saw an important growth in their international arrivals, in spite of uncertainties resulting from wars, epidemics and economic instabilities in the main generating markets.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationU.K
PublisherCABI
Number of pages372
ISBN (Print)9786610908097
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • ecotourism
  • heritage tourism
  • nature
  • protected areas
  • tourism
  • travel destinations

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