‘Turbocharging’ tourism growth risks undoing past efforts to help NZ avoid the worst excesses of overtourism, which are now sparking protests overseas.
- Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
No one plans a European holiday thinking of fleeing from fire or sheltering from intense heat. But the climate crisis is forcing a reckoning – tourism as we knew it will have to change.
Even if the industry could make the shift, there’s not enough land or renewable energy potential on Earth to produce all the sustainable fuels airlines need.
Ultra long-haul flights make it possible to go Sydney to London non-stop. But does the world need them, given they are more polluting and less efficient?
Given its environmental damage, tourism must seriously reconsider its purpose in a post-pandemic world.
Kami menganalisis 58 maskapai penerbangan terbesar dunia, seperti American Airlines, British Airways, dan Qantas terkait krisis iklim. Bahkan maskapai terbaik belum cukup berkontribusi.
We analysed what the world’s top 58 airlines – such as American Airlines, British Airways and Qantas – are doing about climate change. Even the best airlines are not doing anywhere near enough.
Pariwisata dunia adalah bisnis yang sedang booming, dengan wisatawan mengeluarkan US$1.4 trilyun tiap tahun. Siapakah yang mendapatkan keuntungan dari aliran uang ini?
Other industries plan for the future, but the tourism industry is acting as if responses to climate change will leave it untouched.
Every December Australia’s air travel peaks, as we travel to family and friends (or flee on holiday). Many buy carbon offsets for these flights – but what do they actually do to our carbon emissions?
Closing Uluru to climbers is vital to the preservation, maintenance and on-going development of culture, traditions and knowledge.
Mining social media posts from tourism hotspots such as coral reefs could turn tourists into environmental citizen scientists without them even realising it.
International tourism is a booming business, with tourists spending US$1.4 trillion each year. Who’s benefiting from this outlay of cash?
Tourism will have to be a key element in future peace-building and peace-keeping strategies in Syria.
Australia will have to adapt its tourism offerings to attract of growing market with changing expectations.
While some operators have prematurely suggested it’s safe for tourists to return, Nepal’s recovery from the earthquake has barely begun. In the longer term, though, tourism will be vital to this process.
Every year, on September 27, the global tourism community celebrates World Tourism Day. This year’s theme is about community development and how tourism can contribute to empowering people and improve…
When the powerful gather for the G20 summit in Brisbane this November, the core mandate is to discuss measures to support global economic growth, including trade liberalisation, investment and infrastructure…
Australia’s ski season is finally getting underway, with the first resort, Perisher, opening its ski lifts after some weekend snow fall. But snow lovers are still watching and waiting for good falls elsewhere…
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