The early days of tourism development had a naïve vision of tourism’s impacts on society in terms of economic, social …, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism … development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons and is not necessarily the optimal development model. Alternative …

Due to its relative contribution and growing impact in the economy, tourism can play an important role in advancing the … responsibility, following sector specific standards as the ones provided by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. In consideration … of their privileged position within the tourism supply chain the study focusses on tour operators attempting to capture …