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Carmelo León, director of the UNESCO Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development at the ULPGC, presents the data of a study that analyzes 16 key areas from a social and environmental perspective. The Government of the Canary Islands has just presented the report 'Sustainability of Tourism in the Canary Islands 2023', prepared by a research team from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), and coordinated by the Canary Islands Tourism Observatory, in the context of the cooperation agreements signed by the Ministry of Tourism and Employment with both universities. The membership of the Canary Islands Tourism Observatory to the International Network of the Sustainable Tourism Observatory (INSTO) of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), makes transparent the commitment of the Canary Islands to sustainable development and allows us to exchange, contribute and learn from other tourist destinations.
of the world. The Sustainability of Tourism in the Canary Islands report has, among its objectives, the transfer of information to all sectors linked to tourism in the Canary Islands and provides us with data for the design of our tourism policies in the coming years. Contribution of tourism to the well-being of the Canary Islands The director of the UNESCO Chair of the ULPGC, Carmelo León, highlights that it is about providing information about how tourism is Europe Mobile Number List contributing to the well-being of Canarian residents, and will try to become a reference in the public debate on the islands, feeding and feeding on the international debate in the INSTO Network itself, in which 42 leading tourism sustainability observatories participate under the leadership of the UNWTO. The director of the UNESCO Chair of the ULPGC, Carmelo León, stated that “The Canary Islands have gone further in this report since it analyzes up to 16 variables of the sustainability of tourism in the Canary Islands, while the INSTO Network uses 11 mandatory keys and, what More importantly, it analyzes sustainability from a social and environmental perspective as well.” 16 key variables of sustainability The report establishes indicators to measure sustainability in its triple dimension: ecological, economic and social.
These variables are; destination attractiveness and tourist satisfaction; tourism seasonality; air connectivity and intermediation; economic impacts, benefits and innovation; training, entrepreneurship and employment; digitalization, knowledge and smart tourism; Energy management; water and wastewater management; Solid waste management; natural capital to support tourism, protected areas and fragile ecosystems; climate change and mitigation; local satisfaction with tourism and well-being; mass tourism and over-tourism; maturity of destiny and renewal; universal accessibility and inclusivity and governance. Some significant data from this report highlights that 21.5% of tourists declared in 2022 that they would be willing to choose sustainable options even if this causes some inconvenience to their trip. The connectivity variable indicates that from October 2022 to October 2023, international flights arrived in the Canary Islands from 29 countries and 117 airports of different origin, in addition to flights from 24 national airports. Among the airports of origin, they come first from Madrid, Manchester, London-Gatwick, Barcelona and London-Stansted. Sustainability challenges The Sustainability of Tourism in the Canary Islands report points out the great challenges linked to sustainability in the coming years, among which it lists the proper management of wastewater, tourist pressure in certain areas such as La Graciosa among others.
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发表于 2024-3-7 19:18:00
