Responsible travel is about minimizing your impact and maximizing
your connection with people and the environment. It's about making a
positive contribution and having the most rewarding and inspiring
travel experiences of your life.
Responsible tourism can be more-or-less defined as travel that takes into consideration the 'triple bottom line' issues of:
Environment: travel that
minimizes negative environmental impacts and, where possible, makes
positive contributions to the conservation of biodiversity, wilderness,
natural and human heritage.
Social/Cultural: travel that
respects culture and traditions and fosters authentic interaction and
greater understanding between travellers and hosts.
Economic: travel that has financial benefits for the host community and operates on the principles of fair trade.
Travelling by the responsible travel ethos is one of the most direct
and personal ways you can make a difference to some of the biggest
issues affecting our world: poverty and peace. Be a part of the
solution, not a part of the problem - and have the time of your life
doing it.
From Lonely Planet's page about Responsible Travel
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