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Tools / Codes of Conduct and Guidelines
for Sustainable Tourism
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Codes of Conduct are non-legislated guidelines
that one or more organization agrees to follow. Also
referred to as "voluntary code" or "code
of practice," it typically outlines service standards
that you can expect when dealing with a company subscribed
to the code (Source Financial
Consumer Agency of Canada).
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Ecotourism
Guidelines
Published by The Ecotourism
Society, North Bennington, Vermont, USA. Copyright 1993
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- WWF’s
Code of conduct The file includes 10 principles
for Mediterranean Tourism, WWF’s codes of conduct
for Mediterranean tourists, measures for tourists,
WWF’s codes of conduct for industry (tour operators-
hotels- airlines), measures for tour operators-hotels-airlines,
WWF’ recommendations for local authorities and measures
for local authorities. Similar Codes
of Conduct for Arctic tourists are published by
WWF
- The
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET) of WTO,
which is also referred to in the recent EU Communication
on tourism (com(2003)716). The Global Code of Ethics
for Tourism (GCET) is a comprehensive set
of principles whose purpose is to guide the stakeholders
in tourism development: central and local governments,
local communities, the tourism industry and its professionals,
as well as visitors, both international and domestic
- ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT CHARTER for Caravan, Camping and Holiday
Parks (1996) published by EFCO (The European Federation
of Campingsite Organisations)
- ENTERPRISE: Selection
of Codes of Conduct for Ecotourism Providers from
Around the World, META (2001)
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