EcoTourismHub

Tourism is not only for entertaining, but for many circumstances, it has educational purposes. Tourism also considerably contribution to the national economy to certain countries, thus sometimes refer tourism as Flameless Industry.

EcoTourism is defined as "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people" - The International Eco-tourism Society

Ecotourism also known as Ecological Tourism, is a form of tourism, that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals.

Ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna and cultural heritage are the primary attractions.

What are the common factors between Tourism and EcoTourism?

• Both gain profits from the patronage of tourism.
• Both may use tours to educate and/or entertain visitors.
• Both contribute to economy development of the country or district as a form of Tourism Industry.
• Both require guidance from professionals.
• Both involve services to the customers.
• Both are about making visitors feel comfortable and happy.

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• Eco Means of Travel
  
  Of course, sometimes you have no choice. You have to take a plane to move from one continent to another, but seriously, there is no need to fly from London to Paris, or Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur, as there are much greener, equally fast and more comfortable ways of moving around Europe, Asia and any other part of the world.
• KLIA-Leading in Eco-Standards
  
  In 2004, KLIA became the first airport in the world to win the Green Globe 21 Certification, in line with the United Nations Conference on Environment & Development (UNCED) Agenda 21. Winning the Green Globe 21 Certification means this attractive airport is “committed to Sustainable Travel & Tourism through Control & Implementation of Environmental and Social Aspects.” Today, KLIA has won this certification for an unprecedented sixth year in a row, setting a global benchmark that an international aviation consultant has described as “the standard the rest of the world needs to come up to.”
• Benchmark for National Parks
  
  The Tourism Ministry intends to use Kinabalu National Park as the benchmark for a quality rating system for other national parks. Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said the rating would be a useful guide for foreign tourists and a way to improve the quality and management of parks.
• What Ecotourism should be
  
  The dirt track bends hard to the left over a drainage ditch in the rural village of Yucul in the central highlands of Nicaragua. The rutted road continues up a lush mountainside, past banana plants heavy with fruit and tree canopies inhabited by howler monkeys and sloths, to an outpost high in the rain forest. Carved out of the mountain 4,000 feet up, the setting offers spectacular views of the Dariense mountain range and the green valley far below. - This is Finca Esperanza Verde, a unique experiment in ecotourism and local empowerment. Part organic coffee farm and part tourist lodge, the finca—Spanish for farm—has been spearheaded by a Unitarian Universalist couple with dreams of helping local Nicaraguans find profitable and sustainable ways to share their culture with visiting tourists.

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