Current Issues in Nature Eco and Adventure Tourism
Article Review #3 Neat Trends: Current Issues in Nature, Eco- and Adventure Tourism (Buckley, 2000) The International Journal of Tourism Research Introduction Understanding and identifying trends in the eco- and adventure tourism world is what leads to proper planning and developing of such destinations. The understanding of these trends can be difficult due to the lack of strict definition for eco-tourism. ... The idea of nature tourism is relatively new and therefore needs a sufficient amount of research to be performed before any judgments or radical opinions can be made. ... Discussion In order to fully identify the trends, the article breaks them up into four major headings: (1) Recognizable ‘Neat’ Sector (2) Economic Size and Significance (3)Managing Tourism in Parks and Forests (4) Performance Standards and Accreditation (Buckley, 2000, p. ... The first Section “Recognizable ‘Neat’ Sector” talks about the emergence of a new industry that incorporates nature, eco- and adventure tourism (NEAT). There has been problems identifying the precise meaning of terms such as ecotourism, nature- based tourism, and sustainable tourism.