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Ecotourism Potential in the Togian Islands, Indonesia.(Statistical Data Included)

By Lenz, Ralph
Publication: Focus
Date: Friday, June 22 2001

Ralph Lenz asks which type of tourism is best for ecological protection in this remote location

Indonesia, like many Third World nations, has promoted mass tourism as a means of generating foreign currency flows. Indeed, in some countries with unusual attractions and successful advertising campaigns, tourism has become the largest source of foreign exchange, and is seen as a vital stimulant to the process of economic development. But there is also a down side to the huge growth in the mass tourism industry over the past several decades. Critiques of mass tourism have su

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