Green Innovation in Tourism Businesses

Abstract

Today, while all countries worldwide emphasize the significance of environmental awareness, among the sector areas, the tourism sector is the one that should focus on this matter most. The current study aimed, with examples from the tourism industry, to reveal the perspective of tourism businesses on green innovation practices, their practices, and the results obtained. After giving information about the innovation concept, scope, and types in general, this study provided fundamental explanations about the green innovation concept, scope, and types and dealt with the concept of green innovation in tourism businesses. Finally, the current study that provided general information about tourism environmental awareness certificates assessed the tourism sector by presenting examples of green innovation applications.