This article discusses the perceived benefits and challenges associated with membership of
the Green Tourism Business Scheme, a sustainable certification initiative. The literature …

Certification is highlighted as a key sustainable tourism management tool. Yet, very little is
known about visitors' perceptions of such schemes. This is an important gap: the success of …

The paper analyzes ecotourism's impact on the social, economic, and environmental
components of sustainable development. A systematic review of the scientific literature on …

Small firms in tourism are characterised by informal approaches to management, allowing
their owners to meet a variety of often overlapping business and personal goals …

This department has been specifically introduced to include findings of special significance
and problem areas of subtle nuances in tourism research. Insightful contributions presenting …

The sustainable ancillary resource management (SARM) practices of US-based birding
festivals are investigated. A questionnaire completed by organisers of 108 of 135 identified …

In the current context of climate change, discussions about tourism sustainability are gaining
increased momentum. Over the past decade, some operators worldwide have started to …

Tourism ecocertification programs persist and proliferate despite low market penetration and
apparent consumer indifference. This has been viewed simply as an early-adoption phase …

Este trabajo realiza una revisión de la planificación que se está llevando a cabo en Chile
por las principales instituciones relacionadas con turismo con el objeto de desarrollar y …

Ecotourism could be considered as a 'well-meaning'term, which was devised with the best of
intentions (Hetzer, 1965). However, it is one that has provoked much research, discussion …