Maldives	Machu Picchu	Yosemite
Visitors per year	500,000	450,000	4,200,000
Management scheme cost	N/A¹	$6,100,000²	$441,000,000
Importance to the national economy	High	High	Low
Importance to the local economy	High	High	High
Tourist jobs filled by local people³	50%	90%	100%
Leakages	High	High	Low
Main transport used to visit	Air	Train	Car
Entry fee	None	US$20	US$20
Severe environmental impact
Severe social and cultural impact
Indigenous people disconnected from their culture
Sustainable management plan
Control tourist numbers
Reduce tourist numbers
Reduce tourist facilities
Increase tourist facilities
Small scale developments
Buildings blend-in
Segregate tourists from local population
Facilities reserved for local population
Restrict car access
Ban on plastic bottles
Licensed tour operators only
Compulsory use of local guides
World Heritage Site

¹ The Maldives tourist industry was developed using Development Aid and private investment based on sustainable strategies from the building of its first resort in 1972.
² Funded by 'debt for nature swap' with Finland
³ Estimated data