Theory: Tourism Impacts and Challenges
Let us start with an overview abou the impacts (positive and negative) of tourism and the challenges tourist destination have to face. Just click on the heading to get started with our training booklet.
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9. Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States
Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a diverse set of countries including some of the world’s most remote and smallest states in the world. SIDS vary in geographic range, development and population density and size. SIDS face particular challenges in development and tourism.
Future development challenges are linked to SIDS limited resources, sensitive environments, distance from markets and other traits as remote, small, maritime and tropical nations.
“Tourism is of particular significance for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as one of the, so often, few activities for which their location, coupled with exceptional natural and cultural resources, is a strong competitive advantage” (UNWTO, 2012). The control of adverse impacts on the sustainability of their tourism industry, as well as the facilitation to receive positive benefits, is paramount.