Palacio da Pena, Sintra, Portugal (Photo: Getty) After the pandemic lifted, there was an explosion of travel and sun holidays booked. Being told you had to slow down, sit still and stay put, ignited an itch to go somewhere, anywhere else, in most of us. That explosion of travel doesn’t appear to have waned and in the past two years, there have been increasing reports about the detrimental impact of mass tourism and over tourism.
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