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Tourism Business: An Ethical Dimension


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The immense growth of both manufacturing and service industries has flagged off critical issues particularly related to the adverse impacts they are bringing upon the environment and societies. The realization of negative impacts has prompted the evaluation of business ethics in the interest of sustainability and has led to the evolution of concept of corporate social responsibility of business. The discussion in this paper revolves around the various critical ethical issues that are emerging in tourism, with respect to the tourism business and tourists.

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Tourism, Business Ethics, Ethical Consumerism.
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Authors

Sonia Khan
Institute of Vocational Studies (Tourism), H.P. University, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract


The immense growth of both manufacturing and service industries has flagged off critical issues particularly related to the adverse impacts they are bringing upon the environment and societies. The realization of negative impacts has prompted the evaluation of business ethics in the interest of sustainability and has led to the evolution of concept of corporate social responsibility of business. The discussion in this paper revolves around the various critical ethical issues that are emerging in tourism, with respect to the tourism business and tourists.

Keywords


Tourism, Business Ethics, Ethical Consumerism.

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