Question1. With the rise of leisure and entertainment in tourist destinations, coastal development projects have the potential to cause important negative environmental impacts. Critically discuss and analyze the dissimilar impacts of mass tourism on coastal and marine environment.
Question2. Environmental quality of a destination is a prevailing issue in making travel-related decisions; it is a competitiveness factor among dissimilar tourist destinations with varying environmental quality. Explain
Question3. Critically explain and analyze the dissimilar aspects of environmental management required at a destination to ensure its sustainable growth and maintain its competitiveness on the tourist market.
Question4. The evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) systems is highly recommended strategy for improving their effectiveness and quality. Define the term ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ and critically inspect the weaknesses of the EIA process in the island of Mauritius.
Question5. As concerns with sustainability become more central in our society, hotel managers should consider the execution of environmental practices to protect the natural environment and at the same time, improve the competitiveness and performance of their enterprises. Critically analyze and discuss the suitable resource management and waste minimization techniques which hotel operators should adopt.