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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season