[Part 1] Sustainable (Adjective)-1: capable of being sustained
2 a: of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged sustainable techniques, sustainable agriculture
b: of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods, sustainable society. From Merriam-Webster.
[Part 2] Sustainable (Adjective)-Looking at the long-term. The ability to achieve ongoing economic prosperity while protecting the natural resources of the planet. For example, Sustainable agriculture. A more general use of the word is something that lasts a long time. The average person would use sustainability to describe a restaurant or store, complimenting the way they procure their items or ingredients. It can also mean being âgreenâ as in being environmentally aware.
[Part 3] Sustainable communities are based upon people and businesses being socially, economically and environmentally aware of the impact they create. Lina Romasanta my perspectives in hospitality professor always says that tourism is the umbrella or âmother shipâ of the hospitality industry. People travel and spend money, which is good for business, but people most of the time tourist are too swept up with the sight of a new area that they donât realize that they can be causing harm to the area and its people. There needs to be more Responsible travel to natural areas that sustains the well-being of the local people and the nature around it. It doesnât mean that you have to tip toe where ever you go and be so overly cautious that it ruins your trip but perform more tiny acts of ecotourism and we can sustain the beautiful nature we travel for.
Sustainability is also important in tourism for economic reasons. One the most important parts of owning a hotel or restaurant is the customers, and the best kind of customer is a tourist. Tourists travel for adventure, business, pleasure, family, education and religious reasons but mainly for food. What sustainable tourism means, economically, in the hotel industry is the same as in the food industry, Hotel managers and restaurant owners want people booking rooms and people going out to eat in a new country or place. It doesnât matter how far a customer travel to get to your business, they are mostly likely there to spend money, and if they come from far away, they spend a lot, and thatâs always a good thing. This keeps a consistent amount of profit being made for your establishment. Iâve had firsthand experience being a âtouristâ, I remember when I was about 12 years old me, my sister, my cousins and their parents went to Washington D.C. We first got our stuff into the hotel after that we were outside the entire time. We went to Museums and all the monuments and we ate out the entire time. I havenât realized until when I started my hospitality classes that, that one simple trip we took meant so much to the hospitality industry because traveling is when people tent to spend the most money and as long as your establishment is located in a popular part of the world you are sure to have tons of customers. Sustainability makes the economic world go around and as long as we have a constant amount of food and tourist creating money, there would always be a source of growth in the industry and our communities. It’s exactly how companies would grow to become chains because in like the Hotel industry brand names are very important because that’s something anybody can notice no matter where they go. Such as, if you were to go to Peru and you see a Marriott Hotel you are most likely want to choose that hotel because you know of the name Marriott. And that’s what most tourists do they go to places they know but they still try to explore places that they never been before and that just helps grow establishments. That constant amount of tourism makes profits skyrocket, just by relying on people going on a simple vacation.
