Nature-Based Tour Operators
Are They Environmentally Friendly Or Are They Faking It
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11411330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Betty Weiler (0000-0002-5407-9784, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-60 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tourism Recreation Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0250-8281 • E-ISSN: 2320-0308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02508281.1993.11014665 |
| OpenAlex | W2509647770 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
“Environmentally sensitive, responsible, low-impact, alternative, softpath, and ecotourism are some of the new labels that produce guilt-free travel” (Ocko, 1990: 3). In the case of nature-based tour operators, companies depend on the natural environment for their existence. It is therefore imperative for their long-term survival that tours be environmentally-friendly in more than just their advertising.This paper is based on a study of nature-based tour operators in Australia. The results that are presented here pertain to three of the study objectives. The first of these was to determine the extent to which nature-based tour operators promote themselves as being environmentally-friendly. The second objective was to determine nature-based tour operators' perceptions of themselves as environmentally-friendly operators. The third objective was to explore the ways in which nature-based tour operators can contribute to an environmentally-friendly industry.The results of the study-are used to develop a framew
Business · Process management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2021 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |