Environmental Education and Its Contribution to the Growth of Tourism: An Overview

Educational tourism is a distinct category of tourism that aims to learn new things and gain new knowledge about culture, history, environment, and new destinations. This form of tourism concerns (i) students of all levels of education, (ii) college students (as well as college students of Erasmus—Plus), and (iii) their companions (guardians and teachers). In the context of educational tourism, those interested choose a destination according to the educational programs and activities offered. This paper includes a literature review related to environmental tourism (category of educational tourism) and presents the study of a corresponding area of interest (Mouzaki, Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece). This work, following a methodology that includes a thorough examination of the subject and highlights the strong and weak points of educational tourism, presents (i) conceptual demarcations, (ii) statistical data regarding the area of interest (Mouzaki), and (iii) proposals (incentives to visit, socio-economic benefits, etc.) for the improvement of the specialized tourism policy that will contribute to the development of both the area of interest (Mouzaki) and the periphery of the area of interest (Thessaly). The results of this work are particularly important, and any utilization of them will contribute to the upgrading of educational tourism in Greece.