nature-based tourism

24 09, 2010

Why wealthy countries stopped having fun with nature?

By |September 24th, 2010|Ungategorized|3 Comments

Declining visit rates in nature-based tourism of wealthy countries like Japan and USA show a shift away from this new trend which is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world’s largest industry.  However it seems that this tendency which is a great justification for conservation is increasing elsewhere.

There is no doubt that […]

24 09, 2010

Nature tourism in US national parks – a label for exploiting nature?

By |September 24th, 2010|North America, Ungategorized|1 Comment

Since their establishment, national parks have served two main goals: to preserve nature and at the same time promote enjoyment through tourism (Honey 2008).

Ionnides/Timothy (2010) state that during the last few decades, there has been a trend of people not only working to live, but rather working hard in order to enjoy free time […]