Challenges for the Grearter Caribbean to achieve Sustainable Tourism
I. GEOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF THE GREATER CARIBBEAN This geographical region of the world is located on the American continent, between North and South America, bordered to the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, and to the south by the Pacific Ocean…
Sustainability in Palomino Tourism: Reality or Trend?
In the last decade, the word “sustainability” has become a common term in the tourism industry. From hotels and hostels to restaurants, everyone seems committed to sustainable practices. However, when these initiatives are closely examined, reality often does not match the rhetoric. In this opinion piece, the true implementation of…
Regenerative Tourism: A Step Beyond Sustainability
Tourism sustainability has been a necessary response to the negative impact that tourism activities can have on destinations. However, in the ongoing search for practices that benefit the environment and local communities, a powerful concept has emerged that goes beyond conventional sustainability: regenerative tourism. This approach does not settle for…
Tourism and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
Since the beginning of 2022, the tourism sector in Peru has embarked on a titanic task of recovering from the losses incurred during the pandemic. According to the National Superintendence of Migrations, in just the first two months of this year, 133,875 international tourists arrived in Peru. After two years…
Why is it important to understand the effects of climate change on the tourism sector of the Caribbean?
Climate Change and Tourism: Basic Notions The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserts that human activities are responsible for the dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the atmosphere, resulting in anthropogenic climate change that is underway. Evidence of this is seen in records of the world’s average…
“From Mass Tourism to Alternative Tourism, a Challenge Towards Creativity”: The Major Challenges Facing Mexico
Undoubtedly, traveling represents a synonym of pleasure and quality of life; it is also one of the most expressive ways of establishing and developing physical, intellectual, moral, and emotional values. Therefore, tourism cannot be static; tourism as an economic and social activity must respond to the movements, changes, and demands…
Economic Sustainability and Employment in Tourist Destinations
It is widely accepted that sustainable tourism is the best way to develop tourism activities and regional and/or local economies by balancing the economic, social, and environmental objectives of sustainable development. However, in many tourist destinations, there has been a significant and necessary focus, effort, and commitment towards environmental, cultural,…