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Guidelines On Measuring Sustainable Tourism Success

Author: Jenny Tervo
by Jenny Tervo
Posted: Aug 17, 2020

While talking about the success of Sustainable Tourism or the measure by which one can measure the sustainability criterion, there is a huge division in that way.

Success’s real definition would be different for everyone. Thus to measure it in one parameter, might not work out well, for many.

But here are few things that can be used well to understand the concept of success, when it comes to revolve around Sustainable Tourism or the Destination that makes Sustainability Leadership possible.

Five themes that can help with understanding the current note real well are:

  • Sustainability is a journey to look forward to

Sustainability is a journey that needs to be taken care of. Whether one destination is made sustainable today and will not require anything to be done towards sustainability tomorrow, is not a just thing to say.

With so much of help coming from right people, it is definitely right to make sure, every bit of effort is not to take one’s mind in the area, where they feel, one level is accomplished, in the area of sustainability.

Rather it is very necessary to make sure, the efforts are put in continuously and nothing is taken on the final note, as sustainability is a journey, not a final destination.

  • Community’s well-being comes foremost

The extension of tourism’s sustainability for a destination also depends on the tourist’s interaction with the locals of the area. The key focus of place’s sustainability depends on the fact that, if the tourism activity is improving or enhancing the quality of life and well-being of the residents of the destination.

No doubt, sustainability of any tourism program should come up in the right and real deal of including many things. But any Sustainability Leadership should never go on the scale of making sure; things are being worked with but never the right manner of community benefits are taken into account.

  • Collaborations and Partnerships are very important

It is very necessary that we all learn to live in the sustainable mode. This brings more of sustainable connections to be made possible. With some right sort of partnership made up, it is very necessary that we realize and recognize the right benefit any right collaboration and partnership will be able to offer any sustainability plan.

Though there is much kind of partnerships but choosing wisely the right ones, is a very necessary and helpful thing to count on. Just emphasizing the right note of work mode for self-sufficiency and ignoring the group all together is not the right note to begin with.

  • Sustainability’s holistic approaches

Sometimes, it becomes difficult inevitably, to make sure; things are working out, in the right manner. Whether we think of the holistic approach or we think of the better days to come, it is difficult to draw a proper margin line.

Nobody can differentiate the margin lines when the talk comes about the sustainability to be taken care of, amidst humans and the nature. Though this is a difficult one, to be sure about, but this one keeps giving more of goals to be accomplished and taken note of, when it comes about working things out, on the sustainable note.

About the Author

Sustainability Leaders Project seeks to encourage tourism professionals to embrace sustainability by means of sharing the experiences and stories of leading sustainable tourism thinkers and doers worldwide.

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Author: Jenny Tervo

Jenny Tervo

Member since: Oct 04, 2019
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