Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 2 Issue 2

Tourism in the Amazon: identifying challenges and finding solutions

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the tourism sector in the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname and then discuss…

Strategies for the development of sustainable tourism in the Amazon rainforest of Bolivia

The purpose of this paper is to present the strategies being adopted by the Government of the State of Bolivia to develop sustainable tourism both as a means of protecting the…

Developing sustainable tourism in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil – premises, actions, challenges

The purpose of this paper is to present a number of premises to develop sustainable tourism in the Amazon region of Brazil and to identify a series of actions implemented by the…

Policies for enhancing sustainability and competitiveness in tourism in Colombia

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of tourism policy in Colombia and explain the measures being adopted to enhance the competitiveness and the economic…

Tourism strategies for “advantaging” the Amazon rainforest region: The Ecuador model

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the work in progress by the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in Ecuador, in collaboration with other national and international entities, to…

Sustainable tourism as a tool for conservation and protection of the Amazon rainforest in Guyana?

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of sustainable tourism as a vehicle for the protection and conservation of the Amazon rainforest in Guyana through an…

A sustainable tourism approach to the protection of the Amazon rainforest: The case of Peru

The purpose of this paper is to present an institutional model of decentralized administration as a response to the challenge of the management of the development of sustainable…

Does sustainable tourism offer solutions for the protection of the Amazon rainforest in Suriname?

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the tourism sector in Suriname drawing attention to some key initiatives for conservation and protection of the rainforest…

Tourism in the Amazon: conclusions and solutions

The paper aims to present answers to the strategic question: “Does sustainable tourism offer solutions for the protection of the Amazon rainforest?” It also aims to capture the…

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Does sustainable tourism offer solutions for the protection of the Amazon rainforest?

Introduction