Tourism Dilemmas
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Wildfires, floods and more, how will tourism and travel adapt to climate change?
Changing conditions will affect where humans can safely travel to. But travel patterns take time to evolve.
Nick Davies, The Conversation
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The hubris of the Titan and the Titanic – the dark side of the super-rich seeking adventure
The tragic end of the Titan’s affluent passengers can be read alongside the reduction of a site of death to a spectacle and the market of extreme tourism.
Ghazala Jamil
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How increasing tourism in Antarctica threatens its unique ecosystems
More than 1,00,000 tourists are set to travel to the ice continent this season.
Elizabeth Leane, The Conversation, Anne Hardy, The Conversation, Can Seng Ooi, The Conversation, Carolyn Philpott, The Conversation, Hanne EF Nielsen, The Conversation & Katie Marx, The Conversation
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Beaches are banning sunscreens to save coral reefs. So should you say goodbye to them?
Science seems to be suggest that traditional sunscreens are bad. But it’s not that simplistic.
Isabelle Côté, The Conversation
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How Kashmir’s famed mountain resorts are being turned into heavily polluted concrete jungles
Reckless construction and lack of waste management have wrecked the fragile ecosystems of Sonamarg, Pahalgam and Gulmarg.
Athar Parvaiz
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A study reveals the carbon footprint of tourism – and it’s four times higher than we thought
Global tourism produces about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, much more than previous estimates.
Dr Arunima Malik, The Conversation & Dr Ya-Yen Sun, The Conversation
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Ladakh’s soaring popularity as a tourist paradise has left the arid region water-starved
The Bollywood hit ‘3 Idiots’ led to an unprecedented rise in tourism in the desert district. But this brought with it environmental and ecological damage.
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com
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The travel industry is creating a bad name for itself – and tourists are facing the backlash
At many popular destinations, residents are protesting against crowding, rowdy visitors and low wages as tourism has failed to consider local needs.
Carter A Hunt, The Conversation
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Who is behind anti-tourism attacks in Spain and what do they want?
A series of attacks on popular holiday destinations has authorities concerned.
Karl McLaughlin, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Why it is okay to charge tourists more than locals for chips or Taj Mahal tickets
Expecting visitors to pay a little more to protect and maintain the sites they enjoy is defensible.
Sally Everett, The Conversation
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Despite anti-gay stance, Zanzibar’s tourism thrives on Freddie Mercury tours
It’s a big disgrace.
Rhea Nath
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A print campaign inspired by this Gujarat tourism advertisement is angering conservationists
An uninspired and insensitive campaign message.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate