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Welcome to Sustainable Destination.org! |
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SustainableDestination.org was developed to open discussion on the variety of ways that we as humans can move towards more sustainable tourism practices, from the perspective of the professional planner to the common traveller. The goal of this site is to explore, debate and disseminate knowledge on the many topics surrounding sustainable tourism today. From formal research to casual advice, I hope this site will spark more discussion on this very important and ever-growing industry. There are many definitions and realms of "sustainable tourism," and this site attempts to cover a wide variety of them. A selection of what you will find on this site (over time!) includes information on: - Traveller awareness and responsible tourism
- Green hotels
- Eco-friendly hostels
- Regional and local sustainable tourism planning
- Ecolodge development
- Sustainable ecotourism - marine, jungle, cultural...
- Innovative techniques for low-impact tourism
- Mass tourism and Olympic Games sustainability
- Success stories in sustainable tourism
Many of the topics listed above are inherently linked, but this list gives you an idea of what to expect here. Issues in tourism development and ecotourism are introduced through various articles here, and a comment form is available so that information and articles you access on the site can be discussed and visitor comments can be heard. In addition, please feel free to submit articles or links related to any of the topics listed above, as well as success stories (e.g. If you are low-impact tourism provider)... you can do this by emailing me at the following address:
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. Thanks for visiting! Mike Morellato, B.A., M.Sc.
Founder of SustainableDestination.org This site holds no commercial affiliations. Related non-profit organization ads will be considered.
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January 15, 2008 - SustainableDestination.org is launched! The main goal of this site is to spur discussion on the many forms of sustainable tourism and how to achieve low impact goals from the perspectives of the developer (and planner) as well as the traveller. Both large scale and small scale tourism practices will be discussed here, with hope that the site can be useful for a variety of visitors. I would like to encourage the submission of links and articles to help with the growth of the site - contact email and form can be found HERE. I am continually learning more about this important realm of sustainability, and this is largely due to input from others involved and interested in sustainable tourism. The more input I receive, the more useful the site will become. Lastly, please email any design problems you may notice when navigating through the site (e.g. Unaligned tables, distorted images, etc), I have tried to design the site to be compatible with a few different browsers (and versions) but issues probably remain. Thanks for your support!
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