How to make a Tourism Destination as Responsible and Sustainable

Abstract

This paper has discussed various core indicators of sustainable and responsible tourism in relation to making a tourism destination sustainable and responsible. There are multiple dimensions of sustainable and responsible tourism as economic, social, cultural, environmental, and emotional and satisfaction level of local communities, tourism stakeholders and visitors etc. in a form of alternative tourism, village tourism, ecotourism, farm tourism, ethical tourism, rural tourism, green tourism, pro-poor tourism, and community based tourism, geo tourism and integrated tourism and many more. However, these forms of tourism are related to sustainable and responsible tourism one way or another. Therefore, it is recommended on a serious note that the tourism personnel like tourism planners, policy makers, local residents, tourists and other associated stakeholders need to plan, promote, develop and maintain the any form of tourism under core indicators of sustainable and responsible tourism development.