RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AS BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM-A CASE OF KUMARAKOM IN KERALA (original) (raw)

Responsible tourism has currently been formally adopted by several vital touristy destinations and tourism businesses. The idea has additionally been actively promoted by educational centers of study like the International Centre for Responsible Tourism and International Conferences. The idea of responsible tourism then overlaps considerably with connected ideas of sustainable tourism, ethical tourism, pro-poor tourism and integrated tourism. Ecotourism is a key sort of sustainable tourism with primary purpose of promoting responsible travel within the natural scenic places invested with wildlife, forests and indigenous people. Excluding giving novelty and activity-based experiences for guests, ecotourism as a subset of nature-based tourism offers importance on the eco-friendly accommodations, transportation, green energy, recycling, solid waste management, use of native products, sale of native crafts, wipeout of financial condition and unemployment, etc. During this regard, responsible tourism has been adopted as an approach to make sure the overwhelming cooperation and support of local communities for dynamic economic linkages. Whether it is community or tourists or accommodation operators or tour operators or local souvenir shops, each ought to work as a responsible partner to preserve the pristine beauty of ecotourism sites by adhering to the ethical practices and each must be conscious of their duties and responsibilities in contributing to the local area development. This paper discusses the notion of responsible tourism as a best practices for sustainable ecotourism to for the present and as well as future.