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An environmentally - sensitive approach in the hotel industry: ecolodges

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  • Baris Erdem
  • Nuray Tetik

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Today tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world. Statistics revealed that in spite of occasional shocks, international tourist arrivals have shown virtually uninterrupted growth: from 25 million in 1950, to 277 million in 1980; to 435 million in 1990, to 675 million in 2000. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals reached 940 million in 2010, up 6.6% over the previous year. It can be said that the growth in demand for nature tourism within this international tourist demand has been significant in recent years. Moreover, it is expected to grow steadily by taking into consideration of tourists ?changing needs and expectations. It is due to the increase in environmental awareness and environmental ? sensitive choices of tourists. Today tourists are becoming more aware of the importance of environment and, this forces the hotel industry to pay more attention on environmentally ? sensitive approach. As a consequence of these changes and progresses, an accommodation concept called as ?eco-hotels? or ?ecolodge? or ?green hotel? has been occurred. Today, ecolodges are one of the first choices for hotel investments in many destinations. In the study, the samples presented are quite interesting and it is anticipated that with its such aspect, it will be quite beneficial to hotel investors and hotel managers.

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  • Baris Erdem & Nuray Tetik, 2013. "An environmentally - sensitive approach in the hotel industry: ecolodges," International Journal for Responsible Tourism, Fundatia Amfiteatru, vol. 2(2), pages 22-40, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:amf:ijrtfa:v:2:y:2013:i:2:p:22-40
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    1. Adina Letiţia Negruşa & Valentin Toader & Aurelian Sofică & Mihaela Filofteia Tutunea & Rozalia Veronica Rus, 2015. "Exploring Gamification Techniques and Applications for Sustainable Tourism," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-30, August.
    2. Adrian-Liviu Scutariu & Carmen Nastase & Mihai Popescu, 2016. "Perspectives of Sustainable Development of Tourism in the North-East Region of Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-14, December.

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    Keywords

    tourism; hotel industry; environmentally ? sensitive approach; ecolodges.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • Q59 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Other

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