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Tourism undoubtedly contributes significantly to a country's economic growth, but on the other hand tourism also gives pressures to the environment. Ecotourism is an alternative tourism in the future characterized by its small scale activity, aiming at preserving the environment, and respecting...

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Main Author: Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib
Format: Article
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 1997
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Summary:Tourism undoubtedly contributes significantly to a country's economic growth, but on the other hand tourism also gives pressures to the environment. Ecotourism is an alternative tourism in the future characterized by its small scale activity, aiming at preserving the environment, and respecting the host community cultures. Ecotourism opens opportunity and challenges to ecohotel which try to capture the ecotourist market segment. The emergence of 1S0 14000, will initiate the ecohotel to develop environmental and safety issues for its market. The ecohotel will be most probably owned and managed by host community since its small in size, simple product offered to its markets, and gives minimum pressured to the environment. Key words: ecotourism