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Article Evaluation - Tourism

In all, the Tourism article is pretty articulate. The only points that I could make are on expanding certain sections. The section on Ecotourism is a little lacking, which is understandable because it is still a relatively new type of tourism. I think that the article could use a bit more focus on this section because of how important it is to generate conversations about sustainable tourism. It is a growing industry and it's important to mention the countries that are leading the change towards ecotourism. Specifically, Costa Rica has created the foundation of this change and adding a little nod to their efforts within the Tourism article is relevant information. There are sections that are asking for more citation but overall, I think it's a really well constructed article that just needs to evolve a little with the recent changes in tourism.

All the subsections are relevant. There isn't really any portion that is specifically distracting. All the provided links that I checked are effective citations. There are multiple sections looking for more citation. Basically, the various subsections of Tourism, such as "Dark Tourism" or "Sport Tourism" all have room to grow. Some of them are well represented by users that were obviously passionate about their sections, but not specifically bias or over-represented because all the information is relevant to their section and interesting in the terms of different reasons for travel. Overall, I think that the more important types of tourism as a business just need a little more expanding.

Ecotourism[edit]
Main article: Ecotourism

Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strives to be low-impact and (often) small-scale. It helps educate the traveller; provides funds for conservation; directly benefits the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and fosters respect for different cultures and for human rights.Take only memories and leave only footprints is a very common slogan in protected areas. Tourist destinations are shifting to low carbon emissions following the trend of visitors more focused in being environmentally responsible adopting a sustainable behaviour. Costa Rica is widely thought of as the model and home of ecotourism.