Advances in Applied Sociology, 2018, 8, 464-469 http://www.scirp.org/journal/aasoci ISSN Online: 2165-4336 ISSN Print: 2165-4328 DOI: 10.4236/aasoci.2018.85027 May 21, 2018 464 Advances in Applied Sociology Convergence in Tourism and Divergence in Agriculture as a Perspective to Foster Sustainability All Round Markus Klemens Zaplata 1 , Lutz Philip Hecker 2 1 Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Siemens-Halske-Ring 10, Cottbus, Germany 2 Chair of Economics, in Particular Environmental Economics, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Erich-Weinert-Straße 1, Cottbus, Germany Abstract Human endeavours are indebted to become more sustainable and self-sustained. One popular activity (or domain) has huge potential for major progress in sustainability in the short term, namely tourism. When receiving services, tourists interact directly with other humans who reside at their holi- day destination, and tourists are typically receptive to their surroundings. This in itself is conducive to flexibility and convergence in the roles of tourism ser- vice-providers and recipients. Such a convergence of opportunities equates to individual temporal compensation and permeability within the distribution of roles. That may lead to more equality in people’s personal lives, and may be the key feature for tackling social and environmental problems in tourism, and to increasing sustainability. Thus, via convergence, tourism could become more equitable. In global agriculture it is the other way round: via the preser- vation and enhancement of divergence, agricultural practices could be more appropriately arranged alongside natural habitats, to achieve greater spatial sustainability all round. Keywords Fairness Principle, Global Empowerment, Host-Guest Relationship, Temporal versus Spatial Demands, Travel 1. Introduction This opinion piece presents a very intuitive suggestion to foster true sustainabil- ity in global tourism. World-wide, employees experience increasing demands at How to cite this paper: Zaplata, M. K., & Hecker, L. P. (2018). Convergence in Tour- ism and Divergence in Agriculture as a Perspective to Foster Sustainability All Round. Advances in Applied Sociology, 8, 464-469. https://doi.org/10.4236/aasoci.2018.85027 Received: April 9, 2018 Accepted: May 18, 2018 Published: May 21, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access