&vsize=400&exid=1&exmo=0&exty=2&thre=1&trmo=0&trurl=http://62.232.76.134/Campus/Britcoun/Script/Script.cfm&shuf=1&spdrag=1&sppos=30&skelt=../obj/skelt01.swf&frameup=cnt_txt1.swf&framedown=tpl_gapfilldd.swf&panel=0&audiolv=70&audiofile=nul&autoplay=0&buffertime=5&tscr=0&audioscript=HTML text&subm=1&hurl=gpdd.swf&cnt_txt=<font color="#000000"><font>Read the article about ethical tourism and drag the phrases into the correct gaps.</font></font>&nitem=6&gf_txt13=. We need to change our way of thinking, and provide the type of holiday that today's informed consumer is demanding.<br></font></font>&gf_txt12=[!|without considering the consequences]&gf_txt11=. However, a recent survey has found that two thirds of all package tourists would be prepared to pay an extra £10 to £25 towards environmental or social improvements. We should no longer concentrate on bringing down costs and providing the cheapest possible holidays &gf_txt10=[!|It is certainly true that responsible tourism can be more expensive]&gf_txt9=. We can help them to make informed choices. <br><br>Many people in the industry believe that tourists are not prepared to pay more for their holidays in order to ensure a better deal for local people. &gf_txt8=[!|it will be mainly the foreign companies which control them who will benefit]&gf_txt7=. It means making sure that local people benefit financially from tourism, not just through direct employment, but also through providing supplies. We can encourage tour operators to use locally-owned hotels and transport companies, and employ local guides. It means helping our customers to be responsible tourists by giving them information about appropriate dress, local customs etc.<br><br>We should also dispel a couple of myths about ethical tourism. It does not mean the end of package holidays. If we encourage our customers to choose bed and breakfast or half-board regimes, local restaurants, bars and taxi drivers will benefit. Our clients may not realise that if they opt for all-inclusive resorts, &gf_txt6=[!|such as conserving water and minimising waste]&gf_txt5=<br><br>First we need to be clear what responsible tourism means. It means ensuring that tourism does not have a negative impact on the environment. We can help by using hotels that pursue good environmental practices, &gf_txt4=[!|How can we help bring it into the mainstream?]&gf_txt3=, with supermarkets now stocking fair trade products and shoppers becoming more and more aware of where goods come from and the conditions they are produced under.<br><br>So how can we, as an industry, respond to this demand? Clearly we have a duty to promote responsible tourism, but up until now this has been very much a niche market. &gf_txt2=[!|This ties in with a general trend towards 'responsible consumerism']&gf_txt1=<font color="#000000"><font>Ethical tourism on the up<br><br>Travel agents are reporting an increased demand for ethical tourism, fuelled by a recent spate of television programmes and newspaper reports on the damaging effects that some tourism can have on developing countries. &item_5=11|2278|2317||without considering the consequences&item_4=9|1939|2009||It is certainly true that responsible tourism can be more expensive&item_3=7|1664|1742||it will be mainly the foreign companies which control them who will benefit&item_2=5|910|958||such as conserving water and minimising waste&item_1=3|648|696||How can we help bring it into the mainstream?&item_0=1|245|315||This ties in with a general trend towards 'responsible consumerism'&testo_pz=13&