Economic Models for Sustainability

True Cost Accounting

Incorporating environmental costs:

Price Adjustments - Tourist taxes for conservation - Carbon offset integration - Peak pricing for demand spreading - Subsidies for sustainable options

Value Over Volume

Shifting business models:

Quality Focus - Longer stays encouragement - Higher spending visitors - Experience depth priority - Repeat visitor cultivation

Consultant analysis: "Destinations chasing visitor number records miss the point. One visitor staying a week contributes more economically and less environmentally than seven single-night guests."