International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Articles Information
International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.6, No.2, Jun. 2020, Pub. Date: Apr. 29, 2020
Tourists’ Water Consumption Attitude in Cox’s Bazaar Hotels – A Perception Assessment
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Authors
[01] Abdun Naqib Jimmy, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[02] Masudul Haque Munna, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[03] Nazmul Ahsan Khan, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Fresh water is a non-renewable resource and is at the verge of extreme scarcity. Cox’s bazar is one of the most popular tourist places in Bangladesh. Number of tourists travel and stay in the hotels and one of the most important resources in tourism constitutes fresh water. Especially hotels consume tremendous amounts of it to maintain landscape and facilities, supply kitchen and ensure water rich activities outside as well as inside. The aim of the study is to find out the attitudes of tourist toward water consumption. The study includes the survey to understand the importance of the water consumption to the tourists. The purpose was also to identify the awareness among the tourist about water consumption. Often however, accommodations, which are located in water scarce regions, claim more water than actually available for both hotel and local population. While so far ensuring water responsibility has been mostly a task by the hotel itself, it is of increasing importance to encourage hotel guests in the water saving process; especially in the bathroom where they have direct control over water flow and laundry frequency. Until now, a moderate amount of research has been conducted studying the gap between tourists’ awareness of general environmental issues and their willingness to act more responsibly. However, limited research exists regarding tourists’ water consumption behavior. However, as most respondents perceive water saving signs as a helpful reminder and encouraging, the foundation for tackling the next step, action-taking is understood in this study.
Keywords
Hotel, Tourism, Consumption, Water Consumption, Perception Assessment
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