• As consumer demand is growing, travel industry suppliers are developing new green programs, and governments are creating new policies to encourage sustainable practices in tourism.
• According to the World Tourism Organization, sustainable tourism is tourism that leads to the management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.
• This course will guide through, and expose the learner to, a variety of information, website, articles and diverging point of views on sustainable tourism.
• The course will start by introducing ethical theories and the responsibilities of tourism business owners and stakeholders towards sustainability in tourism.
• The learner will be expected to demonstrate reflective thinking and problem-solving skills on the topic of sustainable tourism.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
● Identify moral philosophers and their specific interpretation of ethics
● Describe how ethics can be implemented into our personal and professional lives
● Summarize a range of sustainable tourism and ethical management concerns and their relationship to the social, cultural, political, economic and physical environments in which tourism operates
● Discuss the negative and positive impacts of tourism on the environment
● Describe varying perspectives on tourism and ecotourism policy
● Propose corporate social responsibility actions for stakeholders in sustainable tourism
● Identify present trends in tourism development and forecast challenges
● List basic principles and related indicators to measure performance for ethical tourism behaviour
● Explain the role and responsibilities of different tourism stakeholders
● Research existing frameworks/schemes for sustainable tourism implementation