SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DESTINATIONS
Sustainable destination management
Tourism is an important driver of economic growth. It also impacts impacts the environment, society’s wellbeing and our cultural life. Unfortunately, most tourism destinations still measure their tourism success by focusing on the total number of arrivals, and tourism ministers are primarily judged by the year on year growth of these figures. With some numbers getting out of control however, it’s fast becoming an inappropriate measure.
Travindy helps tourism destinations find the right path towards economic growth, while protecting natural environment and local livelihoods.
Travindy helps tourism destinations find the right path towards economic growth, while protecting natural environment and local livelihoods.
Why sustainable tourism matters
Sustainable tourism destinations experience a range of socio-economic benefits:
– Sustainable tourism puts money into the local economy and creates job
– Tourists receive more authentic experiences
– Sustainability avoids displacement of locals makes a destination a better place to live and visit
– Sustainability helps preserve resources and renew the destination’s tourism infrastructure
– Sustainability prepares a destination for the future
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Helvetas
In the frames of the Sustainable Winter Tourism Development Project in Kyrgyzstan run by Helvetas and funded by the Government of Switzerland, we have conducted a sustainability assessment of the Karakol city. Destination has been assessed against 30 sustainability criteria, according to the Green Destinations standard. It comprised of criteria related to destination management, environment, climate and nature protection, culture and social wellbeing and business engagement. The assessment was based on data collected by local experts, stakeholder interviews and materiality analysis and… Learn more
