What age group do you fall in?
What race/ethnicity are you?
At which location are you currently employed?
Are you familiar with the concept of ecotourism?
Have you ever traveled to the Caribbean or Latin American regions?
Which terms do you feel most directly relate to ecotourism? 1 being the most related, 5 being the least related. Sustainable tourism- protects and enhances opportunities for future tourism Responsible tourism- benefits local communities, minmizes negative impacts Pro-poor tourism- benefits native people at the host site Nature based tourism- relies on promoting a location's natural environment Geotourism- sustains and enhances the geographical quality of the location
*Please answer the following question ONLY if you are employed in the hospitality industry.
When visiting the Caribbean or Latin America, have you seen, encountered or took notice of any of the following?
Please finish this statement. Local communities....
Please select one. Currently, cruise lines....
Do you feel that you visited a location in the Caribbean or Latin America that simply stamped on the "eco" name without taking into consideration the true principles of ecotourism, also known as "greenwashing"?
If you are familiar with ecotourism certification, please check which program(s) you are familiar with.
Please finish this statement. I think ecotourism certification plays a vital role in:
From your experience, do you feel a mechanism such as a certification program is necessary to establish what ecotourism really is?
Please finish this statement. I am willing to pay an increased price/premium....
May I confidentially use your responses in my research?
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