Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable tourism is a form of tourism that follows the principles of sustainability.

Sustainable tourism in its purest sense, is an industry committed to making a low impact on the natural environment and local culture, while helping to generate income and employment for locals.^[1]

Global economists forecast continuing international tourism growth, ranging between three and six percent annually, depending on the location. As one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries, this continuous growth will place great stress on remaining biologically diverse habitats and indigenous cultures, which are often used to support mass tourism. Tourists who promote sustainable tourism are sensitive to these dangers and seek to protect tourist destinations, and to protect tourism as an industry. Sustainable tourists can reduce the impact of tourism in many ways, including:

• informing themselves of the culture, politics, and economy of the communities visited
• anticipating and respecting local cultures' expectations and assumptions
• contributing to intercultural understanding and tolerance
• supporting the integrity of local cultures by favoring businesses which conserve cultural heritage and traditional values
• supporting local economies by purchasing local goods and participating with small, local businesses
• conserving resources by seeking out businesses that are environmentally conscious, and by using the least possible amount of non-renewable resources

What do you think about sustainable tourism? Do you agree with this article or do you think it's an exagge ratio n? Do you think "ecotourism" and "adventure travel" is the same? Do you any cases of greenwashing? Please tell us about it or write your own post about this theme.

Means of transport

Hello everybody!

These days we're dealing with "means of transport" in your book and I think we can talk a little about it.

What do you think it's the best way to travel? Is it the plane? If you think so, what do you think about the differences in prices among the different companies? For example, Low Cost companies like Ryanair offer very cheap flights, however you have to pay for your luggage. Moreover, there was a problem recently in one of the Ryanair flights to Rome and a lot of people had to wait several days in the airport.

Do you think this wouldn't happen to other kind of companies? Why?

And what about the other types of transport, like the train, the bus,the subway? What do you think about them? For example, the train has changed a lot recently and those slow trains we travelled in some years ago doesn't exist. Furthermore, I think in a few years we'll be able to travel to Madrid by train in two or three hours. When this happens, will you choose the train or the plane?

Maybe, you prefer travelling by bus or by car. If so, tell us why, please. Maybe you feel more comfortable in a bus or in your car. Or maybe you don't mind the speed and what you want is just to travel .

I hope you tell us your opinion, please.

See you soon!

COURSE PRESENTATION ABOUT FEAR OF FLYING

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

On behalf of Iberia, may I welcome you to the presentation of our program “How to get rid of the fear of flying”.My name's Sonia and I'm the manager of this program.

Your company has called us, because there're a lot of executives that have to fly once or twice during the week, and they have fear of flying.
This morning I'm going to be showing you how to lose it and then I'll go on to highlight what I see as the main advantages of our system.

Then to summarize, your company has decided that you have to work calmy, because it's better for both of you. You don't need to work so pressured by fear.

Please, look at me. I'm the best example. I'm remembering my honeymoon. We had decided to travel to Florence. You're thinking and...? Ok . My husband had a tremendous fear of flying and we had to go by car. It's crazy¡ Romantic but crazy¡¡¡
Years ago, we decided that he had to do this program , because it's not good for your life because the fear doesn't give you the oportunity to do a lot of things.
Think about it please!

Perhaps, we can solve any questions you may have until the end of presentation.

Have a look at this graph, it's about sick leaves,
62% ..62% Take a sick leaves before a flight
..25% Take a sick leaves after a flight
..13% Other causes

As you can see most of the sick leaves are before and after the fly. Together they represent an 87% of the total. I,m sure that the message is that we have to solve this problem.

I'd like to concludeby repeating what I said at the beginning of this presentation:
You don't need to work so pressured by the fear and working together we will be able to resolve it.

Sonia Alonso.