Due to the rapid growth of ecotourism, a challenge for a decision maker is on how to
manage ecotourism in order to minimize the negative impacts. Some places have
wrongly applied ecotourism concept or have been poorly managed and thus adverse
impacts are common and in some cases other forms of tourism development have
replaced ecotourism. Planning is a must for future development to conserve the natural
environment of the ecotourism destinations in a sustainable manner