Excerpt from Travel Weekly
An Intrepid Travel report has found “travel as we know it could be on the brink of extinction” because of the climate crisis.
A Sustainable Future for Travel has painted a picture of a “dystopian future” where only virtual vacations exist and individual movement is restricted by carbon passports.
Written in partnership with foresight agency The Future Laboratory, it predicts what the world of travel could look like by 2040 if climate action is not taken now.
Destinations such as Belgium, Slovenia and Poland look set to become popular holiday destinations as Majorca and Greece become “too hot to handle” and travellers “chase the shade” amid climate change.
“The rising earth’s temperature will also mean destinations like Lapland will struggle to maintain their snow-covered allure, marking the end of Santa trips,” warned the operator.
Darrell Wade, co-founder and chairman of Intrepid Travel, said: “One of the problems with tourism at the moment is that it is the opposite of regenerative.
“It’s extractive – and this cannot continue for much longer.”
The report focuses on solutions to the current crisis, such as ‘people-positive travel’ and ‘ephemeral escapes’.
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