It is no secret that the world is facing multiple crises. At the moment, the global tourism industry is part of the problem. The ways we live and move around are destroying the nature that we all depend upon, and people everywhere are being left behind. The travel industry at large is not doing enough to alter its part of the problem, but there are multiple, individual exceptions.
We supported this Travel Foundation publication, because it shines a much needed light on the many solutions ready to be adopted but hidden in different corners of the world. To truly protect our planet, we must act boldly together and achieve policy changes to shift whole systems. Any widespread movement for change begins with one voice, but we have many.
The framework laid out in the following pages is intended to enable communities everywhere to learn from each other. It is our obligation to unleash the power of travel to spread the best ideas and see communities as beacons for what is possible. Not every destination is ready to lead, but the ones in these pages and even more that we work with are.
Rodney Payne, CEO Destination Think
Source: The Travel Foundation
