There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the world s largest industry, to adopt a more ethical approach to the way it does business. In particular, there has been great emphasis for a more ethical approach to the way tourism interacts with the environment, with indigenous peoples, those in poverty, and those in destinations suffering human rights abuses.
This book introduces students to the important topic of tourism ethics and illustrates how ethical principles and theory can be applied to address contemporary tourism industry issues....
There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the world s largest industry, to adopt a more ethical ...
Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest - both to the tourism industry, in terms of destinations seeking to establish or grow this sector, and to other stakeholders such as environmental organisations, animal-rights groups, and the general public. Hunting tourism, in particular, has come under fire with accusations that it is contributing to the demise of some species. Practices such as canned hunting (within fenced safari parks) or the use of hounds are described as unethical, and fishing tourism too has attracted recent negative...
Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest - both to the tourism industry, in terms of dest...
