Lograr un turismo libre de plástico es un desafío. Pero merece la pena
El plástico ha transformado muchas actividades, incluido el sector de viajes, turismo y hostelería, desde que su uso se generalizó a principios del siglo XX.
El plástico ha transformado muchas actividades, incluido el sector de viajes, turismo y hostelería, desde que su uso se generalizó a principios del siglo XX.
Plastic has transformed many industries, including travel, tourism and hospitality since it first came into widespread use in the early 20th century.
Extreme weather events are affecting the entire world at an increasing and alarming pace. Human activity is driving climate change. Given the urgency and severity of the crisis, we should...
The term ‘overtourism’ has re-emerged as tourism recovery has surged around the globe. But already in 2019, angst over excessive tourism growth was so high that the UN World Tourism Organ...
Coastal and marine tourism represents at least 50% of total global tourism – a $9.5 trillion revenue industry that generates every 1 in 11 jobs. Indeed, for many small island developing s...
Environmentally conscious travellers seek unique experiences, hoping to limit their impacts on the ecosystems of local communities and avoid exacerbating existing social inequalities. Som...
As the observed effects of climate change intensify, the chorus asking how a more sustainable tourism future can be achieved has amplified, and rightly so.
What might the world look like in 2025? In autumn 2020 the World Economic Forum convened expert-led Global Future Councils, time-bound think tanks, to explore that very question.
At the last World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, weeks before the start of the pandemic, Greta Thunberg warned that “our house is on fire” and we need to take urgent action. In...
With the pandemic well behind us, international travel has bounced back. The World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Development Index, a major survey of the state of the sector, gives ...
Tourism’s astounding growth in the past 50 years has contributed substantially to global job creation and economic development; but as with many sectors, it has not been without impact on...