Sustainable tourism management: Issues and challenges of eco and wildlife resorts in Karnataka

Sustainable tourism management: Issues and challenges of eco and wildlife resorts in Karnataka

Tourism

Sustainable tourism principles comprise of visitor satisfaction, the economic sustainability of the industry, environment conservation, socio-cultural and economic development of local communities. The tourism industry has to consider all these elements while developing any form of tourism for its long-term sustainability. Eco and wildlife resorts are one of the prominent and attractive segments of the accommodation sector. It has a major implication for implementing sustainable tourism practices in their daily operations since they are set close to nature and reside in pristine wildlife regions. It is inevitable for eco and wildlife tourism, to consider all the elements of sustainable tourism practices and to implement it in their day to day activities. At the same time, they might have to face issues and challenges in implementing sustainable practices. So, the main objective of the research is to understand operational issues and challenges of eco and wildlife resorts in achieving sustainable tourism principles.

G, Nagarjuna - 1520091

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

English

PhD