Ecotourism and adventure tours offer unique tourism opportunities
in the Antarctic! Are you prepared to make the most of them?Tourism
in the Antarctic analyzes tourism activities in the most remote
tourist destination in the world! It establishes visitor profiles;
discusses the impacts of tourism on the region; and explores
barriers, opportunities, and future directions in Antarctic
tourism. The emergence of ecotourism has turned Antarctica into an
increasingly popular tourist destination for intrepid travelers.
During the 1999/2000 season, approximately 15,000 passengers
visited Antarctica by ship. Tourism in the Antarctic discusses the
new and exciting opportunities for tourism business operators in
the region, as well as the ramifications of increased numbers of
visitors to this unique environment.In these pages, you will find
discussions of issues related to Antarctic tourism including:
regulation of the tourism industry under the Antarctic Treaty
System, and self-regulation provided by business operators trends
and predictions for numbers of visitors to the region tourist
attractions that are natural, man-made, spiritual, or scientific in
nature wildlife of Antarctica: seals and whales, flying sea birds,
penguins, etc. international law as it relates to the region
ship-based tourism opportunities from yachts and small
expedition-type vessels to very large cruise ships and icebreakers
air- and land-based tourism opportunities in the region from
private expeditions to overflights an overview of current tourism
operations in other remote areas: the Arctic region, the Galapagos
Islands, Alaska, New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands, and more The
author's observations and experiences during cruises to the
Antarctic Peninsula, the sub-Antarctic islands and the Ross Sea, as
well as during overflights of Antarctica, are the basis of this
unique volume. Generously embellished with charts and tables that
make it easy to track activities, opinions, trends, and
environmental statistics, this book is an essential reference for
anyone teaching, studying, or planning to operate a tourism
business in this part of the world.
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