Geography Tourism (3.2)

Government influencing sustainable tourism (Establishing policies and creating plans)

Where: Sentosa, Singapore

What:

• Authorities bring together different stakeholders → Develop a series of plans to enable their island to becoming more sustainable

• Plans imclude:

1. Conserving Sentosa rich heritage

2. Protecting Island’s biodiversity

3. Achieving carbon-neutral status by 2030

Government influencing sustainable tourism (Enforcing regulations)

Where: Bhutan

What:

• Tourists only enter the country by organising their trip with licensed tour operators

• Tasked with ensuring tourists adhere to laws and regulations to minimise the negative impacts of tourism → Ensuring tourists only trek on designated trails

Government influencing sustainable tourism (Prioritise economic development)

Where: Mount Everest

What:

• Hundreds wish to scale up the mountains → Poor enforcement of waste disposal→ Mountain become increasingly polluted

• Tighter restrictions have not been imposed

• If tighter restrictions were imposed → Flow of tourists might be reduced → Affect revenue

International Organisations influencing sustainable tourism

Where: Vietnam, Ha Tay Province

Who: United Nations World Tourism Organisation

What:

1. Provide consultancy and technical assistance

• Marketing plan was developed → Villagers encourage independent travellers and tour operator to visit the villagers

• Locals received handicraft skills training for them to create handicrafts to be sold to tourists

2. Financial assistance

• To carry out small-scale infrastructural improvements → Public toilets and a village information board to support tourism development

Businesses influencing sustainable tourism

Where: Australia

Who: Quicksilver cruises

What:

• Work with planning authorities to promote ecotourism

• Research team of marine biologists to observe and monitor the marine ecosystem → Help planning authorities in managing the great barrier reef

Locals influencing sustainable tourism (Seeking advice from other stakeholders regarding sustainable tourism practices)

Where: Singapore

What:

• Locals can seek guidance from the National Environmental Agency

• Pursue sustainable tourism practices → Waste management and recycling when hosting international events, meeting and conventions

Tourists influencing sustainable tourism (Developing genuine interests in tourist destination and seeking to enhance its envionment, culture and economy)

Where: Costa Rica

What:

• Sea turtle volunteering conservation programme

• Tourists can help care for injured sea turtles; Patrol beaches for sea turtles and their nests → Protect them from poachers

Tourists influencing sustainable tourism (Interacting responsibly with the environment and people when they travel)

Where: Bali, Indonesia

What:

• Tourists should be aware that they have to dress modestly when visiting religious sites

• They can look after the environment when travelling → Not littering or vandalising

Challenges face by stakeholders

Where: The Isle of Man, United Kingdom

When: 1960s

What:

Before 1960s: Popular tourist destination

After 1960s: Began to decline

• Conflicts between planners, businesses and locals → Difficult to boost tourism

• Planners were keen to capitalise on the rugged landscapes as a motorcycle racing destination → Boost tourism number

• Locals → Against motorcycle facing → Potentially damage environment → Felt that views were not considered by planners

• Poor negotiation → Greater miscommunication and mistrust → Hinder sustainable tourism