Travel Practice Ethics

International Journal of Philosophy and Social Values, 2020

David A. Fennell’s book on Tourism Ethics is an affirmation of the phenomenon of globalization and cosmopolitanism at work in tourism. It is the task of tourist‑philosophers, travelers, tourism scholars and practitioners, and policy makers to develop a tourism industry that values more than just profit and pleasure for the sake of the common good. The book is one of the most in‑depth introductory text on ethics as applied to tourism. It provides sufficient philosophical ground for examining the deep philosophical perspectives on human nature revealed in tourism – that we are ethical and rational beings by nature, as we are global and cosmopolitan people. It is a demonstration of how we can do philosophizing, critical thinking, creative thinking, and reflective thinking in traveling.

2005

The purpose of this paper was to provide clues to the industry and the academia on how best to approach the challenge of managing ethics in the tourism supply chain. To achieve this objective, the paper provided a case study of how the Australian government has responded to concerns about unethical practices in the tourism supply chain from China to Australia. A series of best practice recommendations are provided following a review of both the demand side and the supply side processes.

There are four areas of concern in the ethical pursuit of tourism. Too often, tourism development is planned without consideration of the local environment's or community's needs and characteristics. An ethical treatment of the environment and community should involve consideration and participation in the planning and decision-making process, as well as implementing effective guidelines to assure fairness in employing both traditional and non-traditional employees. Finally, the industry must pay special attention to the target market: tourists.

2014

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— The increase of tourist arrivals recently reach more than a billion and marked above average growth since the 2009 economic crisis globally. The increase of business cope with the increase of tourist needs such as food, water, and energy in a well condition while travel agent ignore of those resources and continue to exploit them. Travel agent practices arise in term of business to get cheaper prices from food supplier or international restaurant franchises as well as the use of transportation vehicle without compromising the negative impact on environment. The paper outline weaknesses in relation to the lack of implementation of ethical standard related to sustainable tourism. To do so, the concept of general framework on sustainability as travel agent continues to gain their business ethically. The magnitude of travel and tourism industry trends endangers mostly on environment while tourist also attract mostly to high quality environment. The purpose of this paper is to articulate a set of ethical standards for travel agent. The standards are focused on promoting sustainable holiday principles for travel agent. The mission is based on literature review from previous studies focus on ethical standard at tourism industry. Global code of ethic for tourism becomes an important concept to be aware of by today tourism business that already left behind the practices. The code features implementation mechanism for responsible and sustainable tourism which contain comprehensive principle account for economic, social, cultural and environmental component of travel and tourism. The code also promote into government legislation, business practices and traveler's attitude. Therefore, as the commitment of sustainable holiday for travel agent, the standard should be applied in travel agent business operation to improve the quality of environment, economic and socio culture at the destinations.

Tourism Management, 1995

Business ethics is a complex field which the tourism industry must understand. In addition, tourism is a unique industry; although general concepts of business ethics are often useful, tourism transcends mainstream business and must be evaluated accordingly. By forming alliances with subdisciplines of business which parallel our own interests, tourism can advance in appropriate ways.

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2019

Negative socio-cultural, economic and environmental impacts of tourism continue to be a major concern. This concern has led to the number of initiatives aimed at creating awareness about tourist activities and the overall impact of tourism on the environment and society in general. This awareness has already started to have an effect on the way in which some tourists behave, how they select tourism products and destinations. This wave of awareness may in the future also compel tourism businesses to operate businesses differently, in a profitable way whilst ensuring the minimisation of the negative impacts of tourism. This paper focuses on addressing the possible impact of alarming tourism markets on the negative socio-cultural, economic and environmental issues caused by the tourism industry and it addresses the impact this awareness may have on tourism businesses currently lacking corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This paper thus draws the attention of ethical tour...

2008

The aim of this doctoral thesis was to gain insight into ethical and responsible tourists, to understand their motivational values and to reveal the importance of these values in their holiday choice behaviour. This study has more than achieved this aim and makes unique contributions in several areas – not only has it extended what is known and understood about ethical and responsible tourist’s motivation but it has also underlined the utility of the values concept to understand their holiday choice behaviour. Further contribution derives from the application of the conceptual framework of the means-end chain theory (Gutman, 1982), which has enabled this study to explore the linkages between ethical and responsible tourists’ holiday choices, the perceived benefits of these choices and their underpinning values. This study has also found that, although useful, Schwartz’s (1992) value theory needs further modification if used within an ethical consumer context. Most notably, limitatio...

College Quarterly, 2005

Abstract: Featuring the tourist as a subject position powerful enough to activate new market mechanisms by way of choosing to travel in more ethical ways, theorists argue that new tourism activities present an alternative to the modern conception of mass tourism and the ...