Get Questionnaire: Pillar 5 - Sustainability Of The Natural And Cultural

Real sustainable development requires change through culture.

It provides the social fabric that bonds communities and families; and is imperative to social cohesion and sustainable livelihoods. As such, culture is necessary not only for the confidence, creativity and happiness of people and communities, but for their survival.

The GTSC 4 Pillars of Sustainable Tourism include: Effective Management: How are you implementing and managing sustainable practices across your tourism business? ... Social & Economic: How are you helping the places where your tourism product operates? ... Cultural: How does your tourism business support cultural heritage?

The main forms of sustainable tourism There are many forms of sustainable tourism: the ecological tourism (ecotourism), the green tourism, the soft tourism, the rural tourism and agro tourism, community tourism, equitable tourism, solidarity and responsible tourism etc.

Sustainable tourism is defined by the UN Environment Program and UN World Tourism Organization as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities.”

5 Examples of Sustainable Tourism around the World Conserve environmental resources and protect biodiversity. Respect and preserve the cultures of host communities whilst benefiting them. Address the needs of the visitors and industry whilst providing socio-economic benefit to all.

The three pillars of sustainable tourism are environmental sustainability, social sustainability and economic sustainability (sometimes referred to as planet, people and profits).