What is eco-travel?

The term "ecotourism" was first proposed by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in 1983. In 1993, the International Ecotourism Association defined it as: the ability to protect the natural environment and maintain the lives of local people. A double duty tour. The connotation of ecotourism.

Ecotourism was first proposed in 1983 by Ceballas-Lascurain, special advisor to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). At that time, two key points were given about eco-tourism. One is that the objects of eco-tourism are natural scenery; the other is that the objects of eco-tourism should not be damaged. In the context of the environmental crisis facing human beings around the world, with the awakening of people's environmental awareness, the green movement and green consumption have swept the world. Ecotourism, as a green tourism consumption, has caused huge repercussions around the world as soon as it was proposed, and the concept of ecotourism has rapidly become popular. To the world, its connotation has been continuously enriched. In response to the current deteriorating condition of the living environment, the tourism industry starts from one of the key points of eco-tourism and defines eco-tourism as "return to nature tourism" and "green tourism"; Due to the various environmental problems that have arisen in the development of the tourism industry, the tourism industry starts from the second key point of eco-tourism and defines eco-tourism as "protection tourism" and "sustainable development tourism". At the same time, countries around the world carry out eco-tourism according to their own national conditions and form unique eco-tourism.

Compared with traditional tourism, the characteristics of ecotourism are:

(1) The destinations of ecotourism are some well-protected natural and cultural ecosystems, and participants can gain the same experience as A unique experience that is original and unique.

(2) Eco-tourism emphasizes the miniaturization of tourism scale and limits it within the affordability range, which is beneficial to the quality of tourists' sightseeing without causing major damage to tourism.

(3) Eco-tourism allows tourists to personally participate in it, understand the mysteries of eco-tourism through actual experience, and thus love nature more, which is also conducive to the protection of natural and cultural resources.

(4) Eco-tourism is a kind of responsible tourism. These responsibilities include the responsibility for the protection of tourism resources and the responsibility for the sustainable development of tourism. Because these characteristics of ecotourism can meet the needs of tourism demand and tourism supply, the rise of ecotourism is possible.