The focus of this paper is on sustainable tourism's wider benefits, it is important to acknowledge that there are … tradeoffs involved. Like other economic activities, tourism both gives and takes from communities and travelers. When it is … poorly planned, tourism can negatively impact cities, parks, and historic monuments, and put severe pressure on local …

Tourism is an engine for jobs, exports, and investments. The tourism sector is also the largest, global, market …-based contributor to financing protected area systems. Nature-based tourism (NBT) is a sub-component of the tourism sector that includes … wildlife-based tourism. NBT is a powerful tool countries can leverage to grow and diversify their economies while protecting …

regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development …

Technology and digital platforms are disrupting the way the tourism sector operates from end to end affects low …-income markets striving to leverage tourism for development impacts. Digital platforms, in particular, provide both opportunities and … challenges for World Bank Group client countries looking to harness tourism to help achieve the World Bank Group's twin goals of …

Lao PDR faces a great opportunity to develop its tourism sector, in particular nature-based tourism (NBT), to create … is the fastest growing segment of tourism, and the demand is growing as the urban middle class expands, particularly in …

the economy, including tourism and the travel industry. This report fills knowledge gaps in the upstream importance of …