Alternative forms of tourism

For a number of years there has been growing awareness, and therefore concern, about the impact of tourism on the destination.

This awareness and concern initially focused on mass tourism which is defined by Theng, Qiong, and Tatar as:

The volume of tourists compared to the concerned territory and to the local population density.

_{(Theng, Qiong, & Tatar, 2015)}

Your task

What do you think? Do alternative forms of tourism really work or are they simply designed to make the tourist feel better about their choices?

References

_{Fletcher, J., Fyall, A., Gilbert, D., & Wanhill, S. (2018). Tourism: Principles and practice. (6th ed.). Pearson. https://locate.coventry.ac.uk/permalink/f/gr8698/COV_ALMA51103766060002011}

_{Theng, S., Qiong, X., & Tatar, C. (2015). Tourisme de masse vs tourisme alternatif? Enjeux et nouveaux positionnements [Mass Tourism vs Alternative Tourism? Challenges and New Positionings]. Études Caribéennes [Caribbean Studies], 31-32. https://doaj.org/article/3f66c6dd6a6d442aad6f6dd5d9ecbee1}

_{Triarchi, E., & Karamanis, K. (2017). Alternative tourism development: A theoretical background. World Journal of Business and Management, 3(1), 35-54. http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/wjbm/article/view/11198/8961}