SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT:
INTEGRATING
COMMUNITIES, CULTURE
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
'Sustainable Tourism in Developing Countries' is a world-leading training
program that gives the next generation of tourism leaders an opportunity
to undertake education, research and professional development to become
tourism trailblazers and deliver a sustainable tourism future in developing
tourism destinations. The program has a project-focused approach that delivers
successful outcomes by the implementation of new tourism operations and
experiences into local communities.
The course focuses on a triple-bottom-line approach, creating economic,
socio-cultural and environmental benefits from tourism. Through community
engagement and real-world projects, the program aspires to create sustainable
alternatives to existing livelihoods and create jobs, economic growth and
reduce poverty in these developing visitor economies. It also aims to assist
communities to build resilient destinations in the face of pollution and climate
change. It creates a bridge to build foreign affairs and trade relationships
between Australia and developing tourism destinations in the Asia Pacific
region. The program has a strong alignment with the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals.
The program is built around the concepts of sustainable tourism business
practice and destination management. It approaches the training from a
commercial and economic development perspective, balanced with the need
to preserve and protect tourism destination assets: environmental, social and
cultural. The course acknowledges the requirement for improved coordination
in the planning and management of the tourism sector to accelerate
contributions to national and social development.
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