Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism as Motors for Development : Routledge : 9781138081505 : 1138081507 : 25 May 2017 : It is now widely agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. Developing countries ? many of them considered by the World Tourism Organization to be 'Top Emerging Tourism Destinations' (UNWTO, 2009) ? are already suffering the full frontal effect of environmental degradation. The challenge for developing countries is a triple-edged sword, how can economic prosperity be achieved without the perpetual depletion of nature's reserves, the destruction of rural habitat and the dislocation of traditional societies? Many emerging nations are looking increasingly to the tourism industry as the motor for economic development, with hospitality businesses at the forefront. This book uses twenty-five case studies to demonstrate how it is possible to create income and stimulate regional socio-economic development by using sust