Sustainable tourism development aims to balance the economic, social, and environmental impacts of tourism. It takes into account the needs of visitors, industry, host communities, and the environment. Sustainable tourism ensures the quality of visitors' experiences and host communities' livelihoods while conserving natural and cultural resources for future generations. It considers the socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism as well as a destination's carrying capacity - the maximum number of visitors that can be supported without damaging the environment or local community. Achieving sustainable tourism requires addressing issues like exclusivity, policies and practices, resource management, and involving local communities.

1. Sustainable Tourism Development

2. Introduction
 Tourism has affected directly and indirectly for 9% of the GDP
globally.
 Every single employee of 11 employees engage in a tourism related
job
 1.8 billion of international tourists in 2030

3. What STD is?
"Tourism that takes full account of its current
and future economic, social and
environmental impacts, addressing the
needs of visitors, the industry, and the
environment and host communities"

4. Sustainable Tourism
• Quality – Visitors, Host
Communities
• Continuity – Culture and
Natural resources
• Balance – Needs of the
industry, local community
 Socio Cultural Impact
 Environmental Impact
 Carrying Capacity

5. Socio-cultural Impact
 Most of the tourist attractions and activities are related to both the
natural environment and historic and cultural heritage of a
particular area
 Community Involvement
 Cultural Exchange
 Cultural Interpretation

6. Environmental Impact
 Although it is recognized that tourism can be beneficial to the
natural environment by promoting environment conservation,
tourism also has a negative impact on the environment.

7. Carrying Capacity
 Intensity of a certain environment to stand over a determined
period of time without damaging its sustainable potential for the
respective use.
 Environmental/ Ecological capacity - Number of visitors that can be
accommodate before damage to be caused to the environment or
ecosystem
 Economic Capacity - The number of tourists that can be welcomed
before the local community start to suffer economic problems.
 Social Capacity - The number of people beyond which social disruption
damage will occur.
 Infrastructure Capacity - The number of tourists that can be
accommodate by the destination infrastructure.

8. Issues
 Exclusive nature of tourism is a major issue.
 Policy and the practices.
 Narrow definition of tourism is another issue.
 Resource management.

9. Trends
 Collaboration of private and public sector.
 Indigenous Tourism
 Community Tourism

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