Eco-Tourism As a Tool for Ensuring Sustainable Tourism Goals

Abstract

The present article deals with the problems of ensuring the sustainable tourism development which can be achieved by the alternative forms of tourism such as the eco-tourism. It aims to represent the significance of the sustainable tourism and its principles which are integrated into the development of the eco-tourism. Consecutevly there are analised the different definitions of it, its role and main advantages. Futhermore in the article other forms of tourism are presented which contribute to the sustainable tourism develpment goals with their specific characteristics and opportunities which they offer for both destinations development and visitors experience. Recommendations are formulated for the creation of different tour packages accorging to the forms of tourism which contribute to the sustainable tourism development goals so that higher possitive impacts could be genetated for the destinations in order to minimize the negative effects of tourism.