The year 2002 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Ecotourism. The WTO prepared a series of reports with the aim of increasing knowledge of seven countries in their capacity as ecotourism generating markets.

The year 2002 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Ecotourism. For this occasion, the WTO prepared this series of market reports with the aim to increase the knowledge of seven important countries. This survey analyzes and evaluates the nature tourism and ecotourism market, its volume, characteristics, major trends and development profiles. The study also reports on consumer profiles, the role of the different marketing actors, product typologies and the main marketing tools used in the market.