"Becoming" toxic? It's been toxic. Tourism has had a huge negative effect on many places.
On the flip side, tourism has the capacity to help support communities, bring awareness to critical issues, and instigate positive environmental change when done right.
Unfortunately, the way many people travel - the way that is cheapest, easiest, most convenient - is terrible for the environment.
'When done right' is always such an important factor when discussing whether human behaviour is good, bad or neutral for the climate.
We could be doing everything right, theoretically, but we're just not.
Tourism helps people, but that's not why John Smith flies to the Caribbean. It's just the only justification available to him, when he's called out on it.
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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '24
"Becoming" toxic? It's been toxic. Tourism has had a huge negative effect on many places.
On the flip side, tourism has the capacity to help support communities, bring awareness to critical issues, and instigate positive environmental change when done right.
Unfortunately, the way many people travel - the way that is cheapest, easiest, most convenient - is terrible for the environment.