Understanding Real Ecotourism

The COVID-19 mayhem is observed since December 2019 and still painfully embraced by each one of us. Business and society at a large are shut and eager to operate as earlier before the lockdown. But when this normalcy would be back???  There is an influx of webinars, online discussions on when and how we would be back to normalcy................ Thus, thought of penning down my thoughts..... The first industry hit by any form of crises i.e. pandemic, economic, natural disasters, etc. is Travel & Tourism and is usually the last in economic cycle to bounce back. But, can we trigger a safe local travel?  Yes, I say we can.....wondering how? The solution to current scenario is, responsibly kicking off short haul (road) travel to nearby natural places. Natural attractions are open scenic spots which are considered to be pure and less contaminated. Echoing " Responsible Travel to Natural Places" which is "Ecotourism" , kindly refer to my first blog to get an insight of...

  Abstract Peace is the state of calmness attained when human beings of diverse culture, perceptions, and beliefs understand and respect the diversity of other humans in their surroundings. The understanding and respect are gathered through travel to places, observing and appreciating the culture, living style of the natives. It has been discussed in many tourism summits, conferences, forums, and symposiums about the contribution of tourism towards peacebuilding in the world. Many scholars have also investigated the impact of tourism on creating and maintaining peace in selected conflicted areas. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the significance of tourism in sustainable peacebuilding across the globe through a systematic literature review approach to accomplish the objectives of the study. It presents the concept of peace tourism, the Global Peace Index's domain of militarisation, safety and security in society, national-international conflicts, global leaders, analysis o...

 Here are the lines 👇👇              Dr Sweety Jamgade, an associate professor at the M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences in Bangalore, told  Business Destinations   that having the “ governing body and local people as major stakeholders in ecotourism can bolster conservation and the protection of natural habitats ”.  By Journalist Natalie Keffler   To view the article visit👇 https://www.businessdestinations.com/move/sustainable-travel/could-ecotourism-help-protect-the-amazon-rainforest/