Dernoi initially defined alternative tourism by commotion type In alternative tourism the client receives accommodation directs in, or at the home of, the host with, eventually, other services and facilities offered there. However, he then went on to list a number of other features which alternative tourism might be distinguished from “mass tourisms” simply stated , at /CBT a privately offered set of hospitality services , extended to visitors, by individuals, families, or a local community. A prime aim of AT
CBT is to establish direct personal/cultural intercommunication and understanding between host and guest (Dernoi,1988: 89).Similarly , for the ECTWT (Ecumenical Coalition of Third World Tourism)