Ethical Traveler.

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL economics; GREEN products; POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; TOURISM; SOCIETIES; VOYAGES & travels; TRAVELERS

The article discusses the term ethical travel. Ethical travel combines ecotourism with broader environmental and social issues. It fulfills both individual and social ideals. An ethical traveler experiences environmental beauty and cultural immersion while actually contributing to the ecological preservation and social development of the host country. For a country to be considered a good ethical travel candidate, the government must demonstrate a strong commitment not just to the environment, but to the well-being of its population as well. Because of its direct link between the local environment and population, ecotourism was the single most important factor used in determining ethicalness. Since ecotourism is such an attractive policy for governments to profess, it's often difficult to separate spin from reality. Still, credible agencies such as the International Ecotourism Society have singled out countries with strong commitments to preservation. The best-known ecotourism destinations are probably Costa Rica and Bhutan.