Jonathon Day Author
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Affiliation
HTM 37000 Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Travel, HTM 21200 Introduction to Management in Hospitality and Tourism, HTM 46300 Advanced Event and Meeting Planning, HTM 53100 Marketing 2
Associate Professor at Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Jonathon Day, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in Purdue University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. His research interests focus on sustainable tourism, responsible travel, and strategic destination governance within the tourism system.
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Author(s): Jonathon Day
Challenges of Sustainable Tourism
In the 15 years since the publication of Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry, sustainability has become a commonly used term. Indeed, the concept of sustainable tourism has moved beyond the narrowly defined concept of ecotourism to embrace all aspects of tourism. Nevertheless, the implementation of sustainable tourism (ST) practices are far from universal and researchers, such as Hall and Ruhanen, have expressed frustration at the slow pace of change. As we move further into the second decade of the 21st century it is worthwhile to consider three of the challenges in implementing
sustainable tourism policies.