QUESTION 1

The contribution of international tourism to the economic growth of developing and third world economies seems to be significant, but it has been argued by many scholars that tourism also stimulates environmental and socio-cultural problems

Critically analyze and discuss the negative environmental and socio-cultural impacts that tourism can have on a destination. Illustrate your answer with relevant examples

QUESTION 2

Following the popularization of sustainable development as an environmental management concept by the publication of the World Commission on the Environment and Development ‘Our Common Future' in the late 1980s (WCED, 1987), a growing proportion of the tourism literature has focused on the principles and practices of sustainable tourism development

(a) Critically define the concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism development

(b) Critically discuss and analyze the basic principles of sustainable tourism development

QUESTION 3

The rapid growth and the widening appeal of ecotourism have prompted a debate concerning its definition and dimensions. Discuss

QUESTION 4

Considered incompatible with the concept of sustainability, mass tourism has recently been recognized within the tourism literature, as potentially being capable of more responsible activities and able to integrate sustainability principles

Critically define the concept of mass tourism and analyze the relationships and effects of mass tour operators as compared to specialist/alternative tour operators upon the sustainability of tourism destinations