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Adventure Travel: A form of nature based tourism that incorporates an element of risk, higher levels of physical exertion, and the need for specialized skill. |
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Ecotourism: Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improve the welfare of local people. |
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Geotourism: Tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical characters of a place its environment, heritage, aesthetics, culture, and the well-being of its residents. |
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Mass tourism: Large-scale tourism typically associated with ‘sea, sand, sun’ resorts and characteristics such as transnational ownership, minimal direct economic benefit to destination communities, seasonability, and package tours. |
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Nature-based tourism: Any form of tourism that relies primarily on the natural environment for its attractions or settings. |
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Pro-poor tourism: Tourism that results in increased net benefit for the poor people. |
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Responsible tourism: Tourism that maximizes the benefits to local communities, minimizes negative social or environmental impacts, and helps local people conserve fragile cultures, habits and species. |
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Sustainable tourism: Tourism that meets the needs of present tourist and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. |