Tourisme vert à Montréal

1. The concepts of green tourism and environmental responsibility
1.5. Trends in sustainable tourism (cont'd)
Slow Travel
• A growing number of tourism companies are realizing that a trip can be a lot more than simply a method
of getting from point A to point B.
• These companies are offering slow, memorable vacations, where the journey is an important – if not the
most important – part of the trip.
Local Travel Movement
• The goal is to bring tourists and residents together for mutually enriching experiences by such initiatives
as couchsurfing, which began a few years ago. The new Local Travel Movement website is taking things to
the next level by giving tourists the opportunity to respect local traditions and cultures as well as the
natural environment.
• According to Lonely Planet, "collaborative travel" continues to be popular in 2012. Couchsurfing is a
hospitality-exchange and social-networking service that assists budget-conscious travellers.
Green tourism networks
• Like social media, that provide more and more opportunities for travellers to get in touch with each other,
either virtually or in person, green tourism networks continue to grow.
Sources:
-“European Ecotourism Conference: Green Travel Trends for 2011,” The Green Travel Blog. 6 Oct. 2010, Jul. 2011.
-Anita Islalska, “Travel’s next big thing: readers’ predictions for 2012,” Lonely Planet blog, Oct. 19, 2011, Oct. 2011.
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