The slow response towards integrating responsible environmental and
social considerations into tourism planning and development indicates
the need for a collective and conscious effort of all tourism businesses,
governmental policymakers and planners as well as the key stakeholders
(the society, the Nongovernmental Organizations, the Community Based
Organizations, and the tourists) to prioritize environmental and social issues
in their daily undertakings. Hotels, as key traders in the industry
need to play greater roles. The number and range of impacts it has on the
environment in particular, indicate an urgent need to address those impacts.
The role would be stronger, if social issues (local community initiatives
which include the issues of local employment, staff welfare and
the preservation of local culture) were taken into account as well