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Ecotourism

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, ecotourism means: Responsible travel to natural areas that supports conservation and local people and includes learning.

In Turkish: ekoturizm

How it is used

Used in nature-based tourism planning; a green setting alone does not establish conservation or local benefit.

Example sentences

  1. The ecotourism programme funds habitat restoration and employs local guides to explain the wetland.

    Conservation funding, local employment and learning support the description together.

  2. We questioned the ecotourism label because the operator could not explain how the forest benefited.

    Visiting a natural place does not by itself demonstrate responsible tourism practice.

Common collocations

  • ecotourism programme
  • responsible ecotourism
  • tour guideA person whose job is to show tourists around places of interest and explain their history and culture.
  • tourist attractionA place or event that many visitors go to see, such as a museum, historic site, natural wonder or theme park.

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