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This is my grandma's bedroom, there are some old dolls laid on the engraved wood plank, although it's not so spacious, I have so much unforgettable memories in this space. Since I was 5 years old, I always gathered here with my intimate cousins and my family after school. Whenever we are bored, we killed the time by playing fun game together most of the time, which including hide and seek and role-playing. In the role-playing, we pretended ourselves to be a virtual character in a cartoon or a real being in this world, we had a great time.

Teacher's revised version: This is my grandmother’s bedroom, adorned with antique dolls resting on intricately engraved wooden planks. Despite its modest size, this space holds a plethora of indelible memories for me. From the age of five, it became a customary rendezvous point for me, my close cousins, and our family after school. During bouts of ennui, we diligently whiled away the hours engaging in collective amusement, often partaking in activities such as hide and seek and immersive role-playing. In the latter, we assumed the roles of virtual characters from cartoons or manifested as beings in our tangible reality, resulting in moments of unbridled joy.

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It's is my grandmother's bedroom, I like it very much because there are so many good memories in my childhood. It's space is not so extensive, it's likely to be crowded as more people get into this small place. In the background of this picture, the white paint on the wall seem to has been slightly smeared by the dust floating in the air. When you take a closer look, a Formosan black bear is blocked by two stacks of quilts, sometimes I took it out and moved its limbs to entertain myself. On the left side of the picture, a clock is inlaid with many rhombic beads, which making it brighter, it has been used for a while. In the lower right side, a traditional radio is put on the wooden plank, one of my grandmother's amusement activities is to listen to the speakers' voices broadcasted from the radio, there is the entire configuration in my grandmother's bedroom.

Teacher's revised version: Here in my grandmother's bedroom are cherished recollections of my youth, which is why I love it so much. Because of how cramped the area is, it will surely become more so as the number of patrons increases. Dust in the air appears to have somewhat smudged the white wall paint in the backdrop of this picture. A Formosan black bear may be seen behind two quilt stacks; on occasion, I removed it and played with its limbs for fun. The clock on the left side of the picture has been used for a while and is brightened by being inlaid with many rhombic beads. All of this is set up in my grandma's bedroom, including a vintage radio on the wooden plank in the bottom right corner; listening to the speakers' voices broadcasted from the radio was one of her favorite pastimes.

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In the first writing I mainly focused on narration, so it probably looks a bit monochrome, for the nonconnection between the descriptive writing with my article. I observe teacher add more detail to describe the objects or things, for example, adorning with means decorate with, and the word "engraved" in the wooden plank was adorned with a intricately, plethora of indelible for memories, customary rendezvous for point, collective for amusement as well as unbridled for joy, they are added with a ornate adjective, achieving a outstanding effects on emphasizing these words, besides, the phrases and verbs phrases adapt in the revised essay can easily grab the readers attentions.

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It was the second time I attempted to strengthen my descriptive writing skills with more practical practice, but after I listened to the teacher's rectification, I have a deeper understanding in descriptive writing, which are that we should focus on the set of the place, like the background, objects, even landscape in a specific space. Not only in the physical elements in a space, I should also put more efforts describing the stuff or settings in a particular place, so I can

truly get the exact concept and writing way of descriptive writing. In the revised version, the phase and presosition do help a lot in consolidating a descriptive writing and I learned some new phrases.

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Based on the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), sustainable tourism means, “Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities.” Sustainability principles refer to the sustainable management, environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability.

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Sustainability principles refer to the sustainable management, environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development, and a suitable balance must be established between these dimensions to guarantee its long-term sustainability.

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1)  Using resources sustainably. The conservation and sustainable use of resources- natural, social and cultural – is crucial and makes long-term business sense.

2) Reducing over-consumption and waste. Reduction of over-consumption and waste avoids the costs of restoring long-term environmental damage and contributes to the quality of tourism.

3) Maintaining biodiversity. Maintaining and promoting natural, social and cultural diversity is essential for long-term sustainable tourism and creates a resilient base for the industry.

4) Integrating tourism into planning. Tourism development which is integrated into a national and local strategic planning framework and which undertake environmental impact assessments increases the long-term viability of tourism.

5) Supporting local economies. Tourism that supports a wide range of local economic activities and which takes environmental costs and values into account, both protects these economies and avoids environmental damage.

6) Involving local communities. The full involvement of local communities in the tourism sector not only benefits them and the environment in general but also improves the quality of the tourism experience.

7) Consulting stakeholders and the public. Consulting between the tourism industry and local communities, organizations and institutions are essential if they are to work alongside each other and resolve potential conflicts of interest.

8) Training staff. Staff training which integrates sustainable tourism into work practices, along with recruitment of personnel at all levels, improves the quality of the tourism product.

9) Marketing tourism responsibly. Marketing that provides tourists with the full and responsible information increases respect for the natural, social and cultural environments of destination areas and enhances customer satisfaction.

10) Undertaking research. Ongoing research and monitoring by the industry using effective data collection and analysis are essential to help solve problems and to bring benefits to destinations, the industry, and consumers.

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Sustainable tourism is the form of tourism that meets the needs of tourists, the tourism industry, and host communities today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
According to The World Tourism Organization (WTO), sustainable tourism should:

1) Make optimal use of environmental resources that constitute a key element in tourism development, maintaining essential ecological processes and helping to conserve natural heritage and biodiversity.

2) Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities, conserve their built and living cultural heritage and traditional values, and contribute to inter-cultural understanding and tolerance.

3) Ensure viable, long-term economic operations, providing socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders that are fairly distributed including stable employment and income-earning opportunities and social services to host communities, and contributing to poverty alleviation.

The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable tourism in the following manner:

"Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity, and life support systems."

While tourism is welcomed almost universally for the benefits and opportunities it creates, there is a growing recognition of the need to see tourism in its environmental context, to acknowledge that tourism and the environment are interdependent, and to work to reinforce the positive relationship between tourism, the environment and poverty reduction.
Sustainable tourism means tourism which is economically viable but does not destroy the resources on which the future of tourism will depend, notably the physical environment and the social fabric of the host community.
According to Richards, "Sustainable tourism is tourism which develops as quickly as possible, taking account of current accommodation capacity, the local population, and the environment. The development of tourism and new investment in the tourism sector should not detract from tourism itself. New tourism facilities should be integrated with the environment."

Butler defines environmentally sustainable tourism as, "tourism which is developed and maintained in an area (community, environment) in such a manner and at such a scale that it remains viable over an infinite period and does not degrade or alter the environment (human and physical) in which it exists to such a degree that it prohibits the successful development and well being of other activities and processes."

The World Commission on Environment and Development (The Brundtland Commission) brought the term 'sustainable tourism development' into common use in its seminal report (1987) called 'Our Common Future.'
"Sustainable Development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The definition has within it two concepts:

The concept of 'needs', especially the needs of the poor.

Ability to meet the present and future needs.

Basically, when we talk about sustainable development, the easiest definition is what we, the present generation, have inherited a certain amount of ecology and environment surrounding in terms of land, water, and air; when we leave it to the next generation, we should leave it at least in the same condition, of not in a better condition than what we inherited. This is the sum and substance if sustainable development, putting it in elementary terms."

Need for Sustainable Tourism Development

Until the beginning of last decade tourism was seen as a profitable sector of business with no obvious constraints to growth, few barriers to entry to the market, an almost, universal welcome from governments and, for the most part, entailing few effective regulatory requirements to take the environment into account.

Commercial organizations, large and small, act on the Dawkin's principle of self-interest. They do not make significant changes to the way they do business, which could be because of exhortations or out of good intentions, except in response to the pressure of external factors that cannot be avoided or to seize a competitive advantage.

International tourism has brought in a phase in which the opportunities of making quick profits from exploiting what was regarded as freely available natural resources dazzled the eyes of government and businessmen, as well as many local residents.

As there are many economic, social, ecological and political limits to tourism development, sustainable strategies are necessary to eradicate these problems.

Tourism Concern, 1991 in association with the Worldwide Fund for Nature(WWF) gives 1 0 principles for sustainable tourism. These are following as:

1) Using resources sustainably. The conservation and sustainable use of resources- natural, social and cultural - is crucial and makes long-term business sense.

2) Reducing over-consumption and waste. Reduction of over-consumption and waste avoids the costs of restoring long-term environmental damage and contributes to the quality of tourism.

3) Maintaining biodiversity. Maintaining and promoting natural, social and cultural diversity is essential for long-term sustainable tourism and creates a resilient base for the industry.

4) Integrating tourism into planning. Tourism development which is integrated into a national and local strategic planning framework and which undertake environmental impact assessments increases the long-term viability of tourism.

5) Supporting local economies. Tourism that supports a wide range of local economic activities and which takes environmental costs and values into account, both protects these economies and avoids environmental damage.

6) Involving local communities. The full involvement of local communities in the tourism sector not only benefits them and the environment in general but also improves the quality of the tourism experience.

7) Consulting stakeholders and the public. Consulting between the tourism industry and local communities, organizations and institutions are essential if they are to work alongside each other and resolve potential conflicts of interest.

8) Training staff. Staff training which integrates sustainable tourism into work practices, along with recruitment of personnel at all levels, improves the quality of the tourism product.

9) Marketing tourism responsibly. Marketing that provides tourists with the full and responsible information increases respect for the natural, social and cultural environments of destination areas and enhances customer satisfaction.

10) Undertaking research. Ongoing research and monitoring by the industry using effective data collection and analysis are essential to help solve problems and to bring benefits to destinations, the industry, and consumers.

Tourism has environmental, economic and social impacts. Sustainable tourism is about maximizing the impacts which are positive and minimizing the negative ones.

It seems that the environmental impacts are negative, the economic effects positive, and the social impacts a combination of both. However, it is also important to recognize that there are clear links between the three aspects of tourism - the environmental, economic, and social dimensions - and these are belowThree dimensions of sustainable tourism are:

To many people, sustainability is about the environment, primarily the natural, physical environment, and its protection. However, there is far more to the environment than just the natural landscape.

Let us now move on to look at the five aspects of the environment:

The Natural Resources

Tourism makes use of a range of natural resources, and in many cases, the core attraction of a destination's product may be natural resources such as clean air, land, mineral waters, and the water in lakes and seas.

The Natural Environment

There are few natural landscape or wilderness areas left in the world. Almost all natural landscapes have been affected to some extent by the actions of man through the centuries. Tourism is only one industry or activity which changes landscapes.

The natural landscape represents the core of the tourism product in many areas including natural forests, mountains, and regions which attract tourists because of their rivers and lakes.

The Farmed Environment

The farmed environment can cover a diverse range of agricultural systems including agriculture landscapes, man-made forests, and fish farms.

Wildlife

Wildlife has a number of dimensions such as land-based mammals and reptiles, flora, birds, insects, fish, and marine mammals. Tourism can clearly be very harmful to wildlife through the destruction of habitats, affecting feeding habits, disrupting breeding patterns, fires in woodlands and people picking rare plants.

The Build Environment

We also need to recognize that, in term of tourism, there are several dimensions to the built environment such as individual buildings and structures, villages and townscapes, transport infrastructure, dams, and reservoirs.

In the debate over sustainable tourism, the economic dimension is often given relatively scant attention compared to the environmental issues. Tourism is an economic phenomenon because:

It is a major industry and foreign currency earner.

It is the basis of the growth of many transnational corporations.

It accounts for a significant proportion of the annual disposable income.

Economic Benefits of Tourism

Tourism contributes to the economy of a country in various ways. Economic benefits of tourism are following as:

Job creation

Injection of income into the local economy through the multiplier effect.

Helping keep the local business viable.

Infrastructure development.

Attracts the foreign direct investments.

Economic Costs of Tourism

There are many economic benefits of tourism as well as costs. Economic costs of the tourism are following as:

Many jobs are low paid and seasonal.

Opportunity costs.

Congestion.

The need to invest in expensive infrastructure which may only be required for part of the year.

Over-dependence on tourism makes the host economy vulnerable.

The social dimension of tourism has been given less attention in the sustainable tourism debates, than the environmental impacts of tourism. This is because the socio-cultural impacts of tourism usually occur slowly over time in an unspectacular fashion. They are also largely invisible and intangible.

The social impact of tourism is usually permanent with little or no opportunity to reverse the changes once it has taken place. When the social impact of sustainable tourism has been considered the focus has normally been upon the host community.

There are a number of factors that determine whether or not the balance of socio-cultural impacts will be positive or negative in a particular location including:

The strength and coherence of the local society and culture.

The nature of tourism in the resort.

The level of economic and social development of the host population in relation to the tourists.

The measures were taken by the public sector in the destination to manage tourism in ways which minimize the socio-cultural costs of tourism.

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Sustainable Tourism - Definition, Principles, and Dimensions of Sustainable Tourism

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Speaking of the dimensions in Sustainable Tourism, there are three sections in generally, including Environmental, economic and social dimensions.

Environmental Dimensions:

The Natural Resources

Tourism makes use of a range of natural resources, and in many cases, the attractive factors in a resort is likely to be the natural resources, such as clean air, mineral water, clear lakes or vast ocean.

The Natural Environment

Almost all natural landscape or wilderness areas are going to disappear in this world. Nearly all natural landscapes have been affected to some extent by the human activities through the centuries. Tourism is only one industry or activity which changes landscapes.

The natural landscape represents the core of the tourism product in many areas including natural forests, mountains, and regions which attract tourists because of their rivers and lakes.

The Farmed Environment

The farmed environment can cover a diverse range of agricultural systems including agriculture landscapes, man-made forests, and fish farms.

Wildlife

There are different types of animals such as land-based mammals and reptiles, flora, birds, insects, fish, and marine mammals. Tourism can do harm to wildlife through the sobatage of habitats, affecting feeding habits, disrupting breeding patterns, fires in woodlands and people picking rare plants.

The Build Environment

We also need to recognize that, in term of tourism, there are several dimensions to the built environment such as individual buildings and structures, villages and townscapes, transport infrastructure, dams, and reservoirs.

Economic Dimension:

Economic Benefits of Tourism:

Job creation

Injection of income into the local economy through the multiplier effect.

Helping keep the local business viable.

Infrastructure development.

Attracts the foreign direct investments.

Economic Costs of Tourism

Many jobs are low paid and seasonal.

Opportunity costs.

Congestion.

The need to invest in expensive infrastructure which may only be required for part of the year.

Over-dependence on tourism makes the host economy vulnerable.

Social Dimension:

Some factors can determine if the socio-cultural impacts will be positiv eor negative in a apecific place

including:

The strength and coherence of the local society and culture.

The nature of tourism in the resort.

The level of economic and social development of the host population in relation to the tourists.

The measures were taken by the public sector in the destination to manage tourism in ways which minimize the socio-cultural costs of tourism.

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Sustainable tourism is the form of tourism that meets the needs of tourists, the tourism industry, and host communities today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
According to The World Tourism Organization (WTO), sustainable tourism should:

1) Make optimal use of environmental resources that constitute a key element in tourism development, maintaining essential ecological processes and helping to conserve natural heritage and biodiversity.

2) Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities, conserve their built and living cultural heritage and traditional values, and contribute to inter-cultural understanding and tolerance.

3) Ensure viable, long-term economic operations, providing socio-economic benefits to all stakeholders that are fairly distributed including stable employment and income-earning opportunities and social services to host communities, and contributing to poverty alleviation.

The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable tourism in the following manner:

"Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity, and life support systems."

While tourism is welcomed almost universally for the benefits and opportunities it creates, there is a growing recognition of the need to see tourism in its environmental context, to acknowledge that tourism and the environment are interdependent, and to work to reinforce the positive relationship between tourism, the environment and poverty reduction.
Sustainable tourism means tourism which is economically viable but does not destroy the resources on which the future of tourism will depend, notably the physical environment and the social fabric of the host community.
According to Richards, "Sustainable tourism is tourism which develops as quickly as possible, taking account of current accommodation capacity, the local population, and the environment. The development of tourism and new investment in the tourism sector should not detract from tourism itself. New tourism facilities should be integrated with the environment."

Butler defines environmentally sustainable tourism as, "tourism which is developed and maintained in an area (community, environment) in such a manner and at such a scale that it remains viable over an infinite period and does not degrade or alter the environment (human and physical) in which it exists to such a degree that it prohibits the successful development and well being of other activities and processes."

The World Commission on Environment and Development (The Brundtland Commission) brought the term 'sustainable tourism development' into common use in its seminal report (1987) called 'Our Common Future.'
"Sustainable Development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The definition has within it two concepts:

The concept of 'needs', especially the needs of the poor.

Ability to meet the present and future needs.

Basically, when we talk about sustainable development, the easiest definition is what we, the present generation, have inherited a certain amount of ecology and environment surrounding in terms of land, water, and air; when we leave it to the next generation, we should leave it at least in the same condition, of not in a better condition than what we inherited. This is the sum and substance if sustainable development, putting it in elementary terms."

Need for Sustainable Tourism Development

Until the beginning of last decade tourism was seen as a profitable sector of business with no obvious constraints to growth, few barriers to entry to the market, an almost, universal welcome from governments and, for the most part, entailing few effective regulatory requirements to take the environment into account.

Commercial organizations, large and small, act on the Dawkin's principle of self-interest. They do not make significant changes to the way they do business, which could be because of exhortations or out of good intentions, except in response to the pressure of external factors that cannot be avoided or to seize a competitive advantage.

International tourism has brought in a phase in which the opportunities of making quick profits from exploiting what was regarded as freely available natural resources dazzled the eyes of government and businessmen, as well as many local residents.

As there are many economic, social, ecological and political limits to tourism development, sustainable strategies are necessary to eradicate these problems.

Tourism Concern, 1991 in association with the Worldwide Fund for Nature(WWF) gives 1 0 principles for sustainable tourism. These are following as:

1) Using resources sustainably. The conservation and sustainable use of resources- natural, social and cultural - is crucial and makes long-term business sense.

2) Reducing over-consumption and waste. Reduction of over-consumption and waste avoids the costs of restoring long-term environmental damage and contributes to the quality of tourism.

3) Maintaining biodiversity. Maintaining and promoting natural, social and cultural diversity is essential for long-term sustainable tourism and creates a resilient base for the industry.

4) Integrating tourism into planning. Tourism development which is integrated into a national and local strategic planning framework and which undertake environmental impact assessments increases the long-term viability of tourism.

5) Supporting local economies. Tourism that supports a wide range of local economic activities and which takes environmental costs and values into account, both protects these economies and avoids environmental damage.

6) Involving local communities. The full involvement of local communities in the tourism sector not only benefits them and the environment in general but also improves the quality of the tourism experience.

7) Consulting stakeholders and the public. Consulting between the tourism industry and local communities, organizations and institutions are essential if they are to work alongside each other and resolve potential conflicts of interest.

8) Training staff. Staff training which integrates sustainable tourism into work practices, along with recruitment of personnel at all levels, improves the quality of the tourism product.

9) Marketing tourism responsibly. Marketing that provides tourists with the full and responsible information increases respect for the natural, social and cultural environments of destination areas and enhances customer satisfaction.

10) Undertaking research. Ongoing research and monitoring by the industry using effective data collection and analysis are essential to help solve problems and to bring benefits to destinations, the industry, and consumers.

Tourism has environmental, economic and social impacts. Sustainable tourism is about maximizing the impacts which are positive and minimizing the negative ones.

It seems that the environmental impacts are negative, the economic effects positive, and the social impacts a combination of both. However, it is also important to recognize that there are clear links between the three aspects of tourism - the environmental, economic, and social dimensions - and these are belowThree dimensions of sustainable tourism are:

To many people, sustainability is about the environment, primarily the natural, physical environment, and its protection. However, there is far more to the environment than just the natural landscape.

Let us now move on to look at the five aspects of the environment:

The Natural Resources

Tourism makes use of a range of natural resources, and in many cases, the core attraction of a destination's product may be natural resources such as clean air, land, mineral waters, and the water in lakes and seas.

The Natural Environment

There are few natural landscape or wilderness areas left in the world. Almost all natural landscapes have been affected to some extent by the actions of man through the centuries. Tourism is only one industry or activity which changes landscapes.

The natural landscape represents the core of the tourism product in many areas including natural forests, mountains, and regions which attract tourists because of their rivers and lakes.

The Farmed Environment

The farmed environment can cover a diverse range of agricultural systems including agriculture landscapes, man-made forests, and fish farms.

Wildlife

Wildlife has a number of dimensions such as land-based mammals and reptiles, flora, birds, insects, fish, and marine mammals. Tourism can clearly be very harmful to wildlife through the destruction of habitats, affecting feeding habits, disrupting breeding patterns, fires in woodlands and people picking rare plants.

The Build Environment

We also need to recognize that, in term of tourism, there are several dimensions to the built environment such as individual buildings and structures, villages and townscapes, transport infrastructure, dams, and reservoirs.

In the debate over sustainable tourism, the economic dimension is often given relatively scant attention compared to the environmental issues. Tourism is an economic phenomenon because:

It is a major industry and foreign currency earner.

It is the basis of the growth of many transnational corporations.

It accounts for a significant proportion of the annual disposable income.

Economic Benefits of Tourism

Tourism contributes to the economy of a country in various ways. Economic benefits of tourism are following as:

Job creation

Injection of income into the local economy through the multiplier effect.

Helping keep the local business viable.

Infrastructure development.

Attracts the foreign direct investments.

Economic Costs of Tourism

There are many economic benefits of tourism as well as costs. Economic costs of the tourism are following as:

Many jobs are low paid and seasonal.

Opportunity costs.

Congestion.

The need to invest in expensive infrastructure which may only be required for part of the year.

Over-dependence on tourism makes the host economy vulnerable.

The social dimension of tourism has been given less attention in the sustainable tourism debates, than the environmental impacts of tourism. This is because the socio-cultural impacts of tourism usually occur slowly over time in an unspectacular fashion. They are also largely invisible and intangible.

The social impact of tourism is usually permanent with little or no opportunity to reverse the changes once it has taken place. When the social impact of sustainable tourism has been considered the focus has normally been upon the host community.

There are a number of factors that determine whether or not the balance of socio-cultural impacts will be positive or negative in a particular location including:

The strength and coherence of the local society and culture.

The nature of tourism in the resort.

The level of economic and social development of the host population in relation to the tourists.

The measures were taken by the public sector in the destination to manage tourism in ways which minimize the socio-cultural costs of tourism.

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Sustainable Tourism - Definition, Principles, and Dimensions of Sustainable Tourism

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In the 21st century, lots of environmental issues have gradually emerged and catched our attention, such like pollution of any aspects, carbon emission, also a few impacts caused when you are having a trip, for eliminating them in a efficient way, here's 8 ways to reduce the harm you pose to the enviroment.

1. Staying in eco-friendly accommodations

You are able to reduce the impacts of tourism on environment through this method, from renewable energy to

eco-building materials, staying in eco-friendly accomadations also boosts the local economy. In fact, most environmentally friendly lodgings offer zero-kilometer, organic food, which is beneficial to our environment and us.

2.Making optimal use of environmental resources

Although making optimal use of environmental resources preserves natural heritage and biodiversity, we can't ignore the serious problem behind the advantage, which is the unaffordability of the regenerating speed, once the consumption of environmental resources exceed the regenerating speed, climate change and loss of biodiversity will happen.

In this regard, the ecological footprint is an indicator capable of measuring the environmental impact created by the excessive use of natural resources.

3. Taking public transportation

Taking public transportation is one of the way to prevent damage to environment. By using public transport, you can drastically reduces air pollution and improves road congestion.

4. Respecting the culture of local communities

Respecting the culture of local communities conserves cultural and artistic heritage. The interaction with locals is one of the most rewarding things of sustainable travel and preserves traditions passed down from generation to generation. It is essential to respect traditions as they form the identity of the local community and create a sense of unity among people.

5.Buying from and supporting local businesses

Buying from and supporting local businesses empowers the local economy. Futhermore, local products do not involve transportation, require less packaging, and create more jobs opportunities.

6.Traveling slow

Traveling slow minimizes the impact on the environment and saves money. Taking a train is an worthy option for you, not only the cheaper price but also the landscape entering your eyes.

7.Saying NO to single-use plastic

Saying NO to single-use plastic reduces pollution. The production of plastic uses fossil fuels and therefore releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. In addition, 8 million tons of plastic end up in oceans every year (source: National Geographic) putting marine life at risk.

8.Eating local food

Eating local food ensures freshness and benefits local businesses. In fact, locally produced food does not require transportation, so it is fresh and nutritious. Furthermore, eating local products supports the local economy and contributes to increasing employment and income within a community (tourism multiplier effect).

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What is sustainable travel? Traveling sustainably means being aware of the impact of tourism on the environment and adopting good practices to reduce the negative effects.

Planet Earth has limited resources and mass tourism puts their existence at risk. Therefore, sustainable travel is a way to preserve nature, instead of commodifying it to attract tourists.

What is sustainable travel?

According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), sustainable tourism is defined as:

"Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities."

The term sustainable travel refers to the adoption of sustainable practices with the aim of minimizing the negative impacts and maximizing the positive effects of tourism.

Sustainable Travel: 8 Best Practices

Let's find out 8 easy ways to travel eco-friendly:

1. Staying in eco-friendly accommodations

Staying in eco-friendly accommodations reduces the impact of tourism on the environment. From renewable energy production to bio-architecture, eco-friendly lodgings focus on preserving the environment and have positive environmental effects. However, this is not all. Staying in eco-friendly tourism accommodations also supports the local economy. In fact, most environmentally friendly lodgings offer zero-kilometer, organic food.

In this regard, Ecobnb is a platform that allows travelers to find and book sustainable tourism accommodations. Our properties meet at least 5 of the 10 sustainability criteria listed below.

2. Making optimal use of environmental resources

Making optimal use of environmental resources preserves natural heritage and biodiversity. The main problem is that the consumption of environmental resources exceeds their ability to regenerate, causing climate change and loss of biodiversity.

In this regard, the ecological footprint is an indicator capable of measuring the environmental impact created by the excessive use of natural resources.

3. Taking public transportation

Taking public transportation reduces air pollution and improves road congestion. By using public transport, the number of cars on the roads decreases and less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. Likewise, fewer vehicles reduce traffic jams on the roads.

4. Respecting the culture of local communities

Respecting the culture of local communities conserves cultural and artistic heritage. The interaction with locals is one of the most rewarding things of sustainable travel and preserves traditions passed down from generation to generation. It is essential to respect traditions as they form the identity of the local community and create a sense of unity among people.

5. Buying from and supporting local businesses

Buying from and supporting local businesses empowers the local economy. But this is not all. Local products do not involve transportation, require less packaging, and create more jobs.

6. Traveling slow

Traveling slow minimizes the impact on the environment and saves money. For instance, choosing the train over other means of transportation both reduces the ecological impact and is a cheaper option. But this is not all. Traveling slow also allows you to enjoy the scenery along the way.

7. Saying NO to single-use plastic

Saying NO to single-use plastic reduces pollution. The production of plastic uses fossil fuels and therefore releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. In addition, 8 million tons of plastic end up in oceans every year (source: National Geographic) putting marine life at risk.

8. Eating local food

Eating local food ensures freshness and benefits local businesses. In fact, locally produced food does not require transportation, so it is fresh and nutritious. Furthermore, eating local products supports the local economy and contributes to increasing employment and income within a community ( tourism multiplier effect).

Infographic: what is sustainable travel?

To conclude, the following infographic summarizes the 8 good practices to adopt for your next sustainable travel.
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Author: Stefania Angeli

Hi! My name is Stefania, and I'm a student of the degree course in "International Tourism and Leisure Industries" at the University of Bologna. My passion for traveling was sparkled by study trips and hiking in Trentino, where I was born and raised. Moreover, living in the US for one year has brought me closer to environmental sustainability issues, that were dear to my host family. My favorite travel? Interrail in Scandinavia, because it doesn't take much to spend a memorable trip and contribute to the protection of the environment that surrounds us!
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What is Sustainable Travel: 8 Best Practices - Ecobnb

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What is sustainable travel? Traveling sustainably means being aware of the impact of tourism on the environment and adopting good practices to reduce the negative effects. Planet Earth has limited resources and mass tourism puts their existence at risk. Therefore, sustainable travel is a way to preserve nature, instead of commodifying it to attract tourists.

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Solar powered resort in Figi

I am going to talk about a sustainable torism in Six Senses Figi, it is five star resort on the tropical Malolo island, it generates all its power by merely solar power,it obtain a rainwater capture and a onsite water-filtration to exclude the use of disposable bottles, they encourage the concept of reuse, they recycling and composting to grow their own plants.

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Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world and can provide an essential economic boost for countries pitching themselves as holiday destinations. Tourism, however, has historically had devastating effects on the environment, people and their cultural identities.

Enter the concept of sustainable tourism, which according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation must:

Conserve environmental resources and protect biodiversity

Respect and preserve the cultures of host communities whilst benefiting them

Address the needs of the visitors and industry whilst providing socio-economic benefit to all

In order for tourism to continue and for us to live within our planetary bounds and respect all people, the only option is for the world to move away from unconscious, mass tourism and learn from the existing examples of thriving sustainable tourism models.

What are some examples of sustainable tourism?

1. Controlled tourism in Bhutan
Bhutan, located in the East of the Himalayas, is known as one of the happiest countries in the world. The country remains relatively untouched by colonialism which has ensured that the people's sustainable way of life has remained in tact. Bhutan's tourism operates on the principle of "high value, low impact". This has been achieved by enforcing strict entry requirements and a daily visitor tariff. The daily tariff includes necessary expenses for the visit such as accommodation, a licensed tour guide, meals and hiking equipment. A large portion of the tariff, however, is used to maintain and develop the country's infrastructure, as well as contribute towards Bhutan's free health care and education.
2. A solar powered resort in Fiji

Six Senses Fiji , located on the tropical Malolo Island, is a five star resort with sustainable luxury and cultural awareness at its core. The resort runs on 100% solar power, equipped with rainwater capture and its own onsite water-filtration site to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bottles. The resort aims to be as low-waste as possible, encouraging the principles of reuse whilst also practicing recycling and composting with a "worm-based septic system" and growing as much of its own herbs and vegetables as possible. All handiwork and artwork at the hotel has been produced by local villagers and the hotel supports the Rise Beyond the Reef Charity which aims to bridge "the divide between remote communities, government and the private sector in the South Pacific, sustainably creating a better world for women and children."

3. A community run backpacker in South Africa
Mdumbi , a backpackers on the Wild Coast of South Africa, aims to promote "community involvement and sustainable eco-tourism". The backpacker prides itself in being fused with the amaXhosa culture of the Eastern Cape, situated deep in the heart of a traditional village. With a number of sustainability interventions onsite such as energy efficiency, solar power and waste management, Mdumbi has a unique ownership model, with the local employees, the amaxhosa community association, and TransCape (Mdumbi's affiliated NPO) all holding shares in the business. Mdumbi's NPO, TransCape, aims " to provide access to the resources, support, and knowledge necessary for communities to initiate the process of change towards a better quality of life." In 2017, the Backpacker was also awarded a silver prize by the World Responsible Tourism Awards for best in poverty reduction.
4. Conservation 'Voluntouring' in Belize

Responsible Travel, a responsible tourism operator based in the UK, advocates for more responsible travel decisions through online content and organising sustainable and ethical holiday packages. One such package offers individuals the opportunity to volunteer at a conservation organisation in Belize. Tourists are offered the opportunity to "join a team of local conservationists and experts as part of a volunteer group working 5 days a week in the rainforests of Belize." Volunteers are strictly vetted and provided with a volunteer guide before departing, as well as caller support in order to ensure that the voluntourism is done ethically and respectfully to locals, animals and the environment. Some of their guidelines are illustrated in their infographic below.

5. A sustainable tour operator come foundation in Switzerland
The Swiss Foundation for Solidarity in Tourism (SST) is a non-profit foundation that grew out of one of the leading tour operators in Switzerland. The foundation, founded in 2001, supports projects and organisations in Switzerland and worldwide which look to improve the livelihoods of people in tourist destinations, contribute to sustainable tourism development and contribute to "intercultural understandings" between travellers and locals. By providing grants to deserving projects, the foundation hopes to further develop sustainable tourism online and on the ground.
These are but a few of many varying examples of models for sustainable tourism development. As the world moves towards sustainability in every facet and every industry, there is no doubt that the tourism industry will need an unprecedented overhaul in order to move towards low-impact and meaningful travel experiences that do not detriment people or the world on which we rely.

Interested in doing your bit for sustainable tourism? Why not look at studying a sustainable tourism degree or look into sustainable tourism master programs? Here at SUMAS we offer a master of international sustainable tourism management and other courses fit to prepare you for a career in sustainable tourism anywhere in the world.

http://sdt.unwto.org/content/faq-climate-change-and-tourism http://sdt.unwto.org/content/about-us-5 https://inhabitat.com/100-solar-powered-fiji-resort-combines-5-star-luxury-with-sustainability/ https://epicureandculture.com/bhutan-tourism-model/ https://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/fiji/sustainability https://www.mdumbi.co.za/about_us https://www.sstfoundation.org/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/sustainable-tourism.htm

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5 Examples of Sustainable Tourism around the World - S U M A S

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Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world and can provide an essential economic boost for countries pitching themselves as holiday destinations. Tourism, however, has historically had devastating effects on the environment, people and their cultural identities.

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Example of Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan

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Example of Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan

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Sustainable Tourism in Bamboo Mountain Town

It is a landmark in Nantou City, It is famous for its bamboos.

In the center of Zhushan downtown is a Taxi Bus Station, even though it was going to be desmantled, the people there was trying to rebuild it and for the public benefit. It is renovated into a tourists attraction, some organic production are sold at the entrance of the station, and some unique product featuring bamboos are also offered in the first floor(crafts, food), such as bamboo ice cream, the suprising thing is that the clerks can serve you the ice cream with a reusable bamboo cup.

The restaurant called" Beyoung Garden" in the second floor is also a example of Sustainable Tourism, the architecture materials is made of woven and bamboo fixtures, they have a series of bamboo style dishes in the restaurant.

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Back to Their Roots: Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan's "Bamboo Mountain" Town

Zhushan (竹山) is an urban township located in Nantou County, Taiwan. The town's name means "bamboo mountain" in the local language, as the area previously thrived off its natural supply of sustainable bamboo. In Chinese culture, the bamboo plant is not only a sustainable resource that brings profit; the natural element has been revered for centuries because of its righteous symbolism. For example, Chinese scholars aspired to attain the natural qualities of bamboo. To them, bamboo's hollowness represented humility, its straight stem stood for integrity, its deep roots denoted persistence, and its ability to grow overnight was a metaphor for prosperity and resilience.

To Taiwanese, bamboo's hollowness represented humility. (Image source: Bence Balla-Schottner)

In the 1960s, the island of Taiwan contained 1,500 bamboo factories. However, due to competition from China and furniture giants like IKEA, less than 100 bamboo factories remain. Fortunately, the town of Zhushan has bonded together to revive this sleepy settlement and bring back its thriving bamboo community, with a focus on using its natural resources to encourage sustainable travel in Taiwan. ( Read more: Sun Moon Lake: A Tea Lover's Paradise)

Zhushan, "the bamboo mountain" is using its natural resources to encourage sustainable travel in Taiwan. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

The Former Taixi Bus Station

Located in the center of Zhushan's downtown is the newly revived Taixi Bus Station (台西客運). Out of use for many years, this abandoned transit station was at the risk of being demolished. The entire town decided to come together and rebuild it for the community's benefit. Now a local meeting point and tourist attraction, the first floor contains a small shelf that functions as a communal "library" where town members can donate and borrow books through a self-serve honor system. The entrance of the old station sells organic produce from local farmers. The first floor also sells bamboo arts and crafts and features a small ice cream shop that scoops locally-flavored ice cream into reusable, bamboo cups.

The first floor of Taixi Bus Station is transforming into a local meeting point and tourist attraction. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

Try ice cream served in bamboo cups when visiting Zhushan! (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

The second floor is a beautiful restaurant, called Beyoung Garden. Built by the town's "aunties," the ceilings are built from finely woven and twisted bamboo fixtures. A peaceful bamboo garden is located on the second floor, as well. The restaurant features bamboo-inspired dishes that include baby bamboo, soups, and fresh drinks served with bamboo straws.

The second floor of Taixi Bus Station in now a beautiful restaurant. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

Beyoung Garden serves dished featuring local bamboo and vegetables. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

DIY Bamboo Products

Behind the strong community of local Zhushan residents leading the revival of their hometown is a group of young individuals who have returned to their roots after being away for their studies or their work. Together, they have lifted this "bamboo mountain" with their diligent efforts and sometimes self-funded causes. ( You might also like: 8 questions with the creators of Taiwan's first-ever eco-friendly sky lantern)

Bamboo straws can be easily found at Zhushan. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

One such individual is Atai, who sells bamboo toothbrushes, bamboo straws, and bamboo cups at his store, Yuantai. Not only is Atai committed to helping his community, but he is also committed to the environmentally-friendly properties of bamboo. All of his products use water-based ingredients and are 100% biodegradable. Visitors can make their own sustainable toothbrushes from start to finish and customize their own bamboo straws and cups.

Visitors can join a bamboo straws DIY class at Zhushan. (Image source: Taiwan Scene)

Zhushan is just one example of how the people of Taiwan have come together to improve their communities while protecting their environments and promoting eco-travel at the same time. For more sustainable activities, inquire here.

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Back to Their Roots: Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan's "Bamboo Mountain" Town

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Back to Their Roots: Sustainable Tourism in Taiwan's "Bamboo Mountain" Town

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Setting：In the second grade in junior high school, we participated in the school event called overnight camping.

Characters：The serious officer（教官), The kind Teachers, and almost all immature students.

Plot：We（Almost every students） did a slightly strict training at the open space surrounded by the nature, and we engaged in some scheduled activities, which encouraged us to grow up in basic camping skills and principle.

Theme：To imitate a tiny millitary life by practicing long-period standing and keeping in silence until we meet the requirements, and train our ability in pitching a tent, also improve our cohesion by working together on one thing.

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One day in the ordinary morning, I woke up with full energy, but I didn't realize that the time is not sufficient to catch the departure time, so I ask my mom if she can give me a ride to the school, as my mom agreed my opprobrious request, we immediately leave for school, as soon as the engine started to run, Me and my classmates headed for the destination, we chat together until the tour bus stopped.

When we gather on the cement ground, the first activity we took was pitching a tent, I was lost in the steps of pitching a tent, my teammate assisted me in the end so that I can pass this task, in the afternoon, we stand in a line on a stage like the audiences' seats in the baseball game to cultivate a standard standing posture, we can't take a rest until everyone's posture met the officer's request, I still remember the tough time I stood on the stage and tolerated the soreness on my legs, that's one of the most impressed thing in my memories.

There was a gathering in the night, and each class should prepare a performance to shake it up, our class chose a song from a Korean music group called "BTS", they are one of the most popular group at that time, as soon as the performance finished, the exclamatory applause spread through within one hundred meters, as if the lightening stroke from the sky, we also had a unforgettable night later on, several boys crowded in the tent, the thin air made me feel uncomfortable and the cramped space let us out of breath.

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Outline

1. Who：Me and my classmates.

2. Where：Somewhere in Taiwan（Tauyuan maybe).

3. When：Grade 3 in junior high school

4. Why：It was a necessary event for all students.

5. What：The overnight camping.

6. How：We leave for there by tour bus.