What is ethical travel?


What is ethical travel? Ethical tourism and responsible tourism mean thinking about the consequences of your actions as a tourist on the environment, local people and local economy. Some places in the world really benefit from tourism and for some communities the tourist trade is the main source of income and jobs.


How can tourism be more ethical?

Supporting local and small businesses rather than foreign or corporate. While staying in a beautiful resort and having a huge, well-known tour company may be a little easier to book, supporting small businesses is a much better way to travel ethically. It's good to support the local community you are traveling in.


What does ethical mean in a sentence?

adjective. pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct. being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession: It was not considered ethical for physicians to advertise.


What does ethical issues mean in tourism?

Ethical tourism is geared towards encouraging both the consumer and industry to avoid participation in activities that contribute or support negative ethical issues. Ethical tourism simply means tourism which benefits people and the environment in different destinations.


What is ethical responsibility in tourism?

Ethical tourism and responsible tourism mean thinking about the consequences of your actions as a tourist on the environment, local people and local economy. Some places in the world really benefit from tourism and for some communities the tourist trade is the main source of income and jobs.


What are the 12 aims of sustainable tourism?

The 12 aims of sustainability in tourism have been defined by the UNWTO as: economic viability, local prosperity, employment quality, social equity, visitor fulfillment, local control, community wellbeing, cultural richness, physical integrity, biological diversity, resource efficiency, and environmental purity.