Sustainable Tourism Law

LEGAL SUSTAINABILITY OF ADVENTURE TOURISM 371 3.31. level of risk: magnitude of a risk (3.10) or combination of risks, expressed in terms of the combination of consequences (3.39) and their likelihood (3.41) 3.32. risk evaluation: process of comparing the results of risk analysis (3.30) with risk criteria to determine whether the risk (3.10) and/or its magnitude is acceptable or tolerable 3.33. risk treatment: process to modify risk (3.10) 3.34. safety: state in which the risk (3.10) of harm (to persons) or damage is limited to an acceptable level 3.35. adventure tourism activity: adventure activity for tourism purposes that involves a degree of guidance or leadership and a deliberate, previously accepted element of risk (3.10) 3.36. adventure tourism activity provider: individual or organization (3.1) having overall responsibility for all aspects of the provision of adventure tourism activities (3.35) 3.37. participant: person taking part in an adventure tourism activity (3.35) but not a member of the leadership team 3.38. event: occurrence or change of a particular set of circumstances 3.39. consequence: outcome of an event 3.40. probability: measure of the chance of occurrence expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 is impossibility and 1 is absolute certainty 3.41. likelihood: chance of something happening 3.42. procedure: 3.43. emergency: serious situation requiring immediate action 3.44. third party provider: external organization (3.1) or individual that provides services to the adventure tourism activity provider (3.36) CONCLUSIONS Adventure tourism is growing very fast in many destinations. For many countries, it is one of the main touristic products. 2017, being the year of international sustainable tourism, was the ideal opportunity to discuss in many congresses the legal aspects of ecotourism and adventure tourism. Iran was the first one, in February, and there were many international academic activities, such as the ESHTE/Inatel Congress in Lisbon in October 2017.