Is it possible to holiday more sustainably, without forgoing the little luxuries? Absolutely. Larchfield Estate, Lisburn, Co Down Heatwaves in Europe. Anti-tourism protests in the Canaries and Balearics.
Visitors being sprayed with water pistols in Barcelona. A curb on new hotels in Amsterdam. A €5 fee to enter Venice.
Despite the now obvious realities of climate change and overtourism, our holiday hunger continues. The World Travel and Tourism Council has predicted that travel and tourism will generate $11.4tr this year, and account for 10pc of global GDP and jobs, with those figures predicted to rise significantly in the coming decades.
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