Dominican Republic - Approaches Towards a Sustainable Tourism Development

Diploma Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 1.3, Heilbronn University, language: English, abstract: Often referred to as the ¿smokeless industry¿, tourism has become one of the fastest growing, most dynamic sectors of economic growth in the world. Tourism is a key sector in many developing countries, which show potential. However, over-reliance on tourism, especially mass tourism carries significant risks to tourism-dependent economies. As a result, many developing countries have since espoused the princip ...