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Report Blog for 9/29/2010:HOS 111
Christine McGeorge
September 29, 2010
HOS 111/Report Blog
The article I chose to write my report is about conserving biodiversity and how the tourism industry should be a leading contributor to the positive effects of biodiversity conservation while keeping the negative effects on the environment and social impacts to a minimal amount.
I did get a little help from another article that was written three days earlier because I didn't really know what biodiversity was about protecting the natural beauty of the world around us. What I didn't know until I read this article is that World Tourism Day was September 27 and I didn't celebrate it because I didn't know it actually existed or that CNN had apparently broadcasted it so I didn't get a chance to watch it.
I still don't fully understand what the article means by biodiversity, although I suspect it has something to do with the lack of the definition of the word 'biodiversity'. I've never come across the word before so it's a bit of a challenge trying to understand the article. Luckily, I was able to get the gist of the article by reading around the word.
Actually, it did make me realize that hospitality management is definitely the career I'd like to go into because I also have an interest in politics, other cultures, societal and economical influence on daily life. In fact, ever since I have heard of a hotelier who had said that he wanted to build a hotel on the moon I've been thinking "what would have to be done in order for such a feat to be achieved," which is how I discovered that I have a very strong interest in politics, at the very least, anyway.
*World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); www.world-tourism.org
*"World Tourism Day Celebrations: Conserving Biodiversity, a Collective Responsibility", Page 2 of 3. 27 September 2010. Guangzhou, China.
*"UNWTO Sets Recommendations on Tourism and Biodiversity Ahead of World Tourism Day", Page 2 of 3. 24 September 2010. Madrid, Spain.