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Ecotourism - Coggle Diagram
Ecotourism
Type Of Tourist
Allocentric Tourist
seek new experiences and adventure
outgoing person
self-confident
enjoy meeting people from foreign
enjoy good hotel and food
not committed to a structured itinerary
make their own management in explore an area
. Psychocentric Tourist
tend to be inhibited
non-adventuresome
prefer return to familiar travel destination that they know the food and activity to expect
Prefer to drive to destinations
eat at family-type restaurant
stay in typical tourist accommodations
prefer a heavily structured itinerary
Fall between allocentric and psychocentric tourist
not particarly adventurous but receptive to new experience.
Example of world
ecotourism destination and product.
Costa Rica
hosting hundreds of independent eco-lodges and green wellness retreats among its rainforest.
Offering activities : volcano trekking , jungle zip-lining, conservation programs working in harmony with ation’s biodiverse flora and fauna.
Norway
famous for fjords and snow topped mountain vistas
Stunning blue fjord background
offer glacial waterfall, wild flora and offshore island
experience traditional fishing villages
New Zealand
Boasts wildlife and wonders
spot kiwis on Kapiti Island
Tour Fjordland’s Miford Sound
kayak in Abel Tasman National Park
Whale watch in Kaikoura on South Island
Offering biking, skiing, kayaking, camping and boating
Why ecotourism is an important tourism segment in
Malaysia?
Support local communities and conservation efforts
Ecotourism puts money into the small enterprises when the ecotourist travel to the destination
During ecotourism holidays, the money that tourist spend can help sustain the livelihoods of the local communities.
Educates people on conservation of ecotourism destination.
Ecotourism is important to raise awareness of the threats to environment.
The people must learn to protect the natural and makes the world a more beautiful place.
Preserves the most fragile ecosystems on the planet so they can be enjoyed for the future generation.