Tourist behaviour and environmental protection

Abstract

[eng] Available information and visible effects of climate change have resulted in the recent years in a growing awareness of environmental issues and commitment to protect the Earth’s ecosystems. Consequently, engagement of environmentally responsible behaviours has reached daily routines and even special activities as travelling, and environmentally friendly products have appeared in almost every context to satisfy the wish of a sustainable consumption. However, as environmental responsible behaviour appears to be context dependant, there have been found differences in actions engaged at home and while travelling. Thus, this paper gathers and analyses the main drivers and barriers to tourist environmentally responsible behaviour to understand the causes of context differences and be able to propose measures to implement at the destination to enhance them.