Title: Ambassador Bill Lane jr. Lecture on Sustainable Tourism University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Tra
1Ambassador Bill Lane jr. Lecture on Sustainable
TourismUniversity of Hawai'i at ManoaSchool of
Travel Industry Management
- Reshaping the Nature of Tourism
- External Pressures, Internal Choices
- Victoria Edwards
2William the Conqueror
Nova Foresta 1079
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62.5m visitors p.a. 3m day visitors 500 tourism
enterprises 400m 35,000 residents 571 sq km
(Molokai 684 sq km)
7Tourism in Transition
- Where are we coming from?
- Where are we going to?
- How are we going to get there?
- Should we be going anywhere at all?!
8Tourism in Transition
- Where are we coming from?
- Where are we going to?
- How are we going to get there?
- Should we be going anywhere at all?!
9Tourism Arrivals
Source WTO, 2007
10International Tourist Receipts
Source WTO, 2007
11Tourism in Transition
- Where are we coming from?
- Where are we going to?
- How are we going to get there?
- Should we be going anywhere at all?!
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13Average Residential Electricity Rates on Oahu
1991 to 2006
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16Tourism in Transition
- Where are we coming from?
- Where are we going to?
- How are we going to get there?
- Should we be going anywhere at all?!
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20 Policy Level
Tourism Policy
Planning Level
Practice Level
Planning for Sustainable Tourism
Tourism Operation
211. Moral suasion (e.g. TV adverts, voluntary
schemes) 2. Regulation (e.g. Energy Performance
of Buildings Directive) 3. Fiscal
incentives (e.g. Fuel duty, grants for
alternatives) 4. Direct provision (e.g. Energy
Savings Trust)
22Sustainable Tourism
Monitoring
23Monitoring
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
- Travel
- Food
- Infrastructure
- Wildlife
- Social impact
24Sustainable Tourism
Monitoring
Education
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26Cut Food Miles!
1 calorie carrot from Africa 66 cals of fuel
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28Sustainable Tourism
Monitoring
Education
Certification
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30New Forest Green Leaf Local scheme
International/ National
Low entry level Inexpensive Inclusive Bespoke Supp
orted
Self monitored Low profile Industry-based No
aggregation
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32Sustainable Tourism
Monitoring
Education
Certification
Community
33- New Forest Consultation
- 1994 Living with the Enemy?
- 1997 Making New Friends.
- 1998 Our Future Together.
The New Forest should become a tourist
destination where the visitor, tourism industry,
local community and environment are in complete
harmony, and thus make a significant contribution
to improving the quality of life.
Visitor
Lokahi
Environment
Industry
Community
34Talk to people!
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37 The New Forest Breakfast
38Sustainable Tourism - MECCA
Monitoring
Education
Certification
Community
Advocacy
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42Tourism in Transition
- Where are we coming from?
- Where are we going to?
- How are we going to get there?
- Should we be going anywhere at all?!
43Aviation the big baddy of CO2 emissions?
Road - 20
Energy Industries 35
Residential 16
Domestic international aviation 5.5
Other 8.5
Industry - 17
(Source The Travel Foundation, 2006)
44Air Travel the big baddy?
CO2 emissions from aviation in UK 5.5 CO2
emissions globally 2 - 2.5 BUT Travel
tourism are growing rapidly (predicted to rise
between 4-6 annually)
The UK Government forecasts 500 million
passengers a year by 2030 - up from 229 million
in 2005.
45In the words of Fats Waller..
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vin1eK3x1PBI
46Carbon Footprint Ecological Footprint
47Carbon Footprint - UK
9.85 tonnes
4810t
4t
2t
0.2t
49Tourist Arrivals by region forecast
Source WTO, 2006
5010t
20t
14t
16t
51- No organism can exist without affecting its
environment - The choice is HOW we affect the environment
- in what ways and to what extent?
52Tourism can act as a catalyst to change.
Through new experiences encounters with new
friends, we gain new perspectives on
life. .and become the change we want to see.
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