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Environmental Cost of Tourism
Canadians have never before been so passionate about the environment. Should the environmental costs associated with tourism be built into the price of a vacation?
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Wayne A Davis
Submitted:
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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I enjoyed the September issue of Canadian Geographic Travel. In particular the article “Biking B.C.'s Kettle Valley”. As a former resident of Summerland, I was impressed by the replacement of the trestle bridges. In my 5 years in Summerland I never made it to the Myra Canyon Bridges. I did, however, visit the southern end of the KVR, and note that some of the features were omitted and errors made. Not only is there a little tunnel, but there is also a long tunnel, which I drove through twice before it was closed. In addition there were a number of ovens adjacent to the road bed that
were used by the construction crews to bake bread when the KVR was built. This article also mentions the Trout Creek Bridge at 188 meters long and 73 meters high, as North America's highest steel truss bridge in its time.
I take issue with this and suggest that the High Level Bridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, completed in 1909 was and still is 1.6 km long and 96 meters high. Furthermore it claims to be the longest and highest bridge in the world. I understand that there are longer and higher bridges, but none that are both longer and higher.
That done, I won’t mention the Edmonton High Level Bridge. |
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Richard T. Scott
Submitted:
Friday, May 16, 2008
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I would like to see locales were tours occur receive any additional costs charged. Often, traditional resource based activities are displaced to enhance the wilderness experience, and the local communities need new ways to replace these revenues to provide basic services to the local peoples. |
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Telse. E.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
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It depends upon the vacation. With volun-tourism, people live simply, then no. But those staying in hotels or all-inclusive resorts must know what that's doing to the environment, so they should pay extra for amenities if they plan on using them. Maybe charge more for using more towels, which wastes more water. Charge a pool fee, for all that water that is wasted.
But hotels can make a difference too- stop putting out individually wrapped chocolates, hand soap, shower caps, etc, and that will make an impact. Or if a family is staying a few extra days, they shouldn't wash the bed sheets to save on water. Convert to sun or wind energy-resorts in the tropics could make fine use of this energy! |
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Paul Radchenko
Submitted:
Friday, November 16, 2007
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Simply put, YES! Our prgram has been
educating students and future leaders
in the tourism industry about this
concept for over 8 years.
Ecotourism, or nature-based tourism
that is managed to be learning-
oriented as well as environmentally
and socio-culturally sustainable, has
emerged in the past 20 years as one of
the most important sectors within the
tourism industry.
The Bachelor of Applied Science
(Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership)
degree is an eight semester, three and
one-half year quota program. It
recognizes the key role that the
environment plays and will continue to
play in the development of the tourism
industry in Canada through integration
of the study of the environment and
the opportunities for its sustainable
development as a major tourism product.
The program emphasizes the study of
Ecotourism from a perspective of
community development and the
understanding of the sustainability of
our natural resources. You will learn
the planning processes, concepts,
practical skills, and techniques used
to assist governments, parks,
interpretive centers, adventure
operators, and communities in
developing appropriate ecotourism
activities. |
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Rena - Edmonton, Alberta
Submitted:
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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Other than the fuel costs for travelling to the vacation destination, I don't think environmental costs should be built into the price of a vacation. The city or country that is promoting itself as the next vacation hot spot should, as part of its tourism plan, take into account the environmental effects, if any. Those that will directly benefit from the tourist dollars, ie the city or the country, should pay for any environmental costs associated with tourism. |
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Rebecca O'Brien
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
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Yes, the environmental costs associated with tourism should be built into the vacation price, and then tourists can be educated on what the additional dollars are going towards.
Furthermore, magazines such as CG Travel, which I buy and enjoy, that capitalise on the beauty of our natural landscape, should be using FSC certified, or ancient forest friendly forest paper, otherwise these publications are also participating in the destruction of the very beauty that is being promoted in the magazine. |
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Bob Pisko
Submitted:
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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Of course - the costs of shoplifting are built into consumer retail prices, no? |
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Potus5
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
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The true cost to the environment should be included in the cost of all things, not solely tourism. Until that is done attributing environmental costs only to tourism activity will put tourism us at a termendous cost disadvantage. |
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