While a few authors have attempted to build the notion of sustainable tourism marketing on the broad principles of environmental, social and economical sustainability as well as social marketing , the approach remains vague in practice, ill-defined and
subject to criticism by researchers and academics . argue that vital destination functions are fragmented rather than well-networked,so that marketing, land-use planning, resource use and conservation have tended to operate in isolation from each other and from societal values and resident/visitor needs; such a marketing-planning gap is no longer tenable. In this paper, we argue that a paradigm shift is needed towards an integrated, eco-cultural and ethical approach to sustainable tourism marketing. In this new framework, justice, equity and the well-being of diverse cultural groups are integral considerations in development, planning and delivery of tourism marketing initiatives. A case study of tourism-related impacts in the popular destinations of Cozumel,Mexico, illustrates some of the ethical and critical challenges to be considered in this task.