Sustainable and Alternative Tourism
An International Conference
Yangshuo (Guilin), China - 11 to 13 July 2009

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.geog.nau.edu/igust/China2009/

Tourism and Sustainability:

• Defining Sustainable Tourism
• Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism
• Community Based Tourism, Geotourism, Civic Tourism and Other Sustainable Approaches to Tourism

Alternative Tourism:

• Alternative Tourism Goals
• Mass and Niche Tourism
• The Tourism Long Tail: Marketing Specialty Tourism
• Reality Tourism, Dark Tourism, and Other Tourism
• Backpacker and Youth Tourism

Conference Organizers:

• Sun Yat-Sen University - Research Center for Tourism Planning (Guangzhou, China)
• Northern Arizona University - Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA)

Conference Sponsor:

• Guilin Tourism College

Conference Location: Guilin Tourism College, Yangshuo, China

• Yangshuo has gained prominence in China's tourism through the Lonely Planet guidebooks to China. (See Lonely Planet's current description of Yangshou here). It is an international town (not really a city), nestled in one of the most dramatic landscapes in China (photos to the left) with many village-based bed and breakfast establishiments (bottom photo).
• The Guilin Tourism College is located between Yangshuo and the larger city of Guilin.