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Ecologically sustainable: Using, conserving and
enhancing the community’s resources so that ecological
development is maintained, and the total quality of life can

be sustained now and in the future.

eCommerce: Internet facilitated commerce, using
electronic means for promoting, selling, distributing, and
servicing products.

economy fares or services: in U.S. domestic airline

operations, passenger carriage at a level below coach
service; in international operations, carriage at a level
below first class

ecosystem: an area where living and non-living things
interact

Ecosystem: A dynamic system of plant, animal, fungal
and micro-organism communities, and the associated non-

living physical and chemical factors.

ecotour: a tour designed to focus on preserving the
environment of environmentally sensitive areas

eco-tourism: a combination of tourism and the
environment (e.g. planning before development;

sustainability of resources; economic viability of a tourism
product; no negative impact on either the environment or
local communities; responsibility for the environment
from developers, the tourism industry and tourists;
environmentally-friendly practices by all parties

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