The book addresses the introduction and establishment of sustainable tourism in the Americas. It examines what is really meant by sustainable tourism and relates this to the recent criteria and indicators developed by GSTC and other standards and based on the indicators and observatories work associated with UNWTO.

Contributions by: Mirtha Ampudia, Sade Cameron, Rafael Cartay, Dalia J. Correa, Leonardo M. Cuetara, Yenis Cuetara, Luis Ricardo Davila, Roberto Frias, Maria L. Izaguirre, Bisleyvys Jimenez, Glenn Mandziuk, Ellen Walker Matthews, Brian T. Mullis, Patricio Tamariz Dueñas, Hebe Vessuri