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of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own

needs). The report suggested that sustainability

includes an obligation to future generations. It

is related with ethical use of resources and

preserving and sharing between people.

Creating enterprises at the cost of destroying

others and environment is not sustainable.

There will be costs that would be borne by

future generations.

Hence there is a need to relook at how

resources are sourced, consumed and recycled.

UNWTO (2013) defines sustainable tourism as

"tourism that takes full account of its

current and future economic, social and

environmental impacts, addressing the

needs of visitors, the industry, the

environment and host communities" . Thus

sustainable tourism should take into account

resources, respect the sociocultural

authenticity of host communities and provide

viable, long-term socioeconomic benefits to

all.

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