World Tourism Organization on sustainable tourism

"Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems." (WTO)

Statements and Declarations of the World Tourism Organization Relating to the Sustainable Development of Tourism

• Manila Declaration on World Tourism, 1980
• Acapulco Documents on the Rights to Holidays, 1982
• Tourism Bill of Rights and Tourism Code, Sofia, 1985
• The Hague Declaration on Tourism, 1989
• Lanzarote Charter for Sustainable Tourism, 1995 (jointly with UNEP, UNESCO, EU)
• Statement on the Prevention of Organized Sex Tourism, Cairo, 1995
• Lanzarote Conference on Sustainable Tourism in SIDS, 1998 (jointly with UNEP)
• Global Codes of Ethics for Tourism,1999