๐ What does โ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ขโ really mean?
Sustainable tourism is defined by the ๐๐๐๐๐ as a way of traveling that takes into account its ” ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐” : ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐, ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ก, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ.
It aims to meet the ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ.
๐ฅ But before overcomplicating things, letโs keep it simple: “๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ง.”
Your reasons and your style of travel may differ, but you are still a tourist.
Here are some types of tourists:
๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ : travels for work, conferences, or missions…
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ : travels to study, learn a language, or join an academic program…
๐๏ธ ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ : travels to explore heritage, art, and history…
๐ก ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ : which includes:
* the beach tourist (sun, sea, and relaxation, …),
* the adventurer (hiking, trekking, exploration,…),
* the wellness seeker (spa, yoga, retreats,…).
* Visiting family tourists โ travels to spend time with relatives.
This list can go on…
And yet, many people complicate the definition.
As if being a tourist meant you shouldnโt care about the environment, local communities, or how you travel.
As if the moment you consider all that, you stop being a tourist.
Hereโs the paradox: we keep promoting “๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ข” with a ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก.
But the moment we talk about co-creating experiences with locals or traveling consciously,
some say: โthey are no longer tourists. They become artists, magiciansโฆโ ๐
โSo letโs ask:
– If you donโt co-create with locals, does that make you just a โ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉโ ?
– And if you choose to go deeper in your travels, do you lose the title “tourist” ?
๐ The truth is simple: whatever your choices, you are always a tourist.
๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ช๐ก.
