Sustainable Tourism in France

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Tourism Sustainable Ecotourism Rural Tourism Hotel

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The International Fair of Tourism - Map of the World, in Porte de Versailles , Paris, was conducted between March 26 and March 31, 2010. This international tourism fair hosted over 100,000 visitors last year, which represents an increase of more than 8% of visitors over 2009. This strong increase shows the growing interest from individuals and professionals to travel agencies in new modes of tourism: responsible tourism, adventure, etc.

Mass tourism appeared during the 60s with the emergence of because of paid vacations in many industrialized countries; this form of tourism has allowed a lot of people from all social classes to travel and support the economic sector of tourism.

Sustainable tourism is a direct emanation of sustainable development. This new vision of tourism is born of awareness about the negative impact of mass tourism on the environment and local populations. In sustainable tourism, we define 2 different forms of tourism: fair tourism and ecotourism.

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[...] Rural tourism b. In the overseas territories: an example of ecotourism The overseas departments have particular strengths to enforce in sustainable tourism, thanks to their outstanding natural and cultural heritage. The touristic attractiveness of these areas depends on the quality of their very fragile ecosystems: rainforests, mangroves, coral reefs, lagoons . all these environments that found the cultural identities of overseas territories. These departments have to develop ecotourism, a form of tourism adapted to the reasoned development of resources, more and more requested by visitors looking for contact with nature. [...]

[...] SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN FRANCE English Training Mr. Metha Aurélie Weill IBMF1 Table of contents I. The reasons for this change of habits a. The negative aspects of mass tourism: the environmental degradation b. The origins of sustainable tourism in France c. The situation today II. The different applications of sustainable tourism in France a. Rural tourism b. In the overseas territories: an example of ecotourism c. Tourism and solidarity d. Tourism and disabilities III. [...]

[...] Travelers can pay a lot for an eco-­‐tour in Asia or in South America and the activities are not helping so much the population: travelers only visit typical villages and go back to their western hotel at the end of the day. Travelers have to be very careful when they want to it may be more interesting to organize the trip by themselves. We can see also in some regions, like in Vietnam, that mass tourism is still relevant: the demand for this country is increasing more and more with the Chinese tourists. Local companies develop big tourist hotels on the coast regardless of environment. In occidental countries, ecotourism is really different. [...]

[...] Sustainable tourism is a direct emanation of sustainable development. This new vision of tourism is born of awareness about the negative impact of mass tourism on the environment and local populations. In sustainable tourism we define 2 different forms of tourism: fair tourism and ecotourism. I. The reasons for this change of habits Mass tourism causes a lot of damages. From the degradation of landscape to the overproduction of waste, the over affluence has a big impact on the environment, particularly on the coasts, where pollution of water may lead the prohibition of swimming in some places. [...]

[...] We went from mass tourism, enormous buildings and degradation of the landscape from an explosive demand for sustainable tourism, ecotours and humanitarian missions. This sector is an example of a changing business world, where minds are changing for a better world: green and equal. But in regions where economy is growing rapidly, big companies doesn't make environment a priority, like in ours economies one century ago. Changing minds depends on the sector, the culture and the economic and politic situation. [...]