There has been much discussion of sustainable tourism and there is in fact an international academic journal entitled Sustainable Tourism. However, there appear to be few, if any, rigorous definitions of the concept of sustainable tourism. This is unfortunate because without clear concepts...

The Australian tourist experience provides some basis for comparison with China and trends in tourism between Australia and China provide a useful case study of the difficulties China faces in attracting foreign tourists. These aspects are discussed in the paper which also examines trends in...