Comments on: What Do Ecotourists Expect Out of a Tourism Product?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:10:07 +0000

Very interesting to read suggestions from someone who has worked in ecotourism over a number of years.

Some great ideas to take on board.

We’re “selling” the concept of “lots of big trees” so I find what you said on that topic very relevant for us.

By: Ron Mader

Ron Mader — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:21:51 +0000

As always, I find Geoff’s comments spot on. I particularly like the idea of asking visitors to pull out 10 weeds each before you move on. Ecotourists want a hands-on experience!

By: Simon Young

Simon Young — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:03:43 +0000

This is a great post!

To sum up what you’re saying, a good ecotourism operator is like an improv nature documentary maker. A doco maker just has to create the experience once; an ecotourism operator creates and facilitates the experience in a new way for each tourist, cooperating with nature to create a unique experience each time.