The Effectiveness and Use of Sustainable Tourism in the World Today
Background
Tourism is where a person or people travel to and stays at a place that is distinct from their usual environment and stay there for any length of time between one night and one year. The purpose of tourism is frequently leisure but it may also include aspects such as business and visiting friends or family (Page and Connell 2006). Tourism has been increasing as an activity in recent years as the expendable income of many individuals have increased as well as transportation between cities and countries becoming faster cheaper and more efficient (Smith and Eadington 1992). Tourism provides income and economic stability for many places as well as increasing how well known they are worldwide. For example the state of Monaco has used tourism as its main source of income since the Second World War (D'Hauteserre 2005). As a consequence the state has fared very well economically with one of the highest standards of living world wide as well as a long life expectancy (Central Intelligence Agency 2011). This shows that tourism can be an extremely important business venture and indeed it is practiced worldwide.