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Sustainable tourism: According to the World Tourism

Organisation, this is "envisaged as leading to

management of all resources in such a way that

economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled

with maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological

processes, biological diversity, and life support

systems."

Sustainable tourism: Tourism that can be sustained

over the long term because it results in a net benefit for

the social, economic, natural and cultural environments

of the area in which it takes place.

Sustainable tourism: Tourism that is economically,

socioculturally and environmentally sustainable. With

sustainable tourism, sociocultural and environmental

impacts are neither permanent nor irreversible.

tour consultant: individual within an agency selling

and advising clients regarding a tour. The consultant is

sometimes a salesperson with particular expertise in

escorted tour sales.

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