Ecotourism

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Tourism development: government, industry, policy and planning

Tourism has become a central platform in many countries’ development strategies. It is particularly attractive for governments in its potential for providing an alternative to other forms of economic development: through employment generation, for its ability to generate foreign exchange, and its ability to generate regional growth (Goldfarb, 1989: 131).

However, in many cases tourism has not lived up to these high expectations. Although tourism is highly regarded in its ability to generate significant levels of revenue in the form of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – in many cases tourism's potential in generating foreign exchange has surpassed that of traditional commodity exports ...