Flying could soon be limited by personal carbon allowances, report warns. Overtourism, carbon-spewing flights and climate breakdown: travel is at a tipping point.
If we don’t stop taking from the places we visit and start giving back, we could lose the privilege of seeing the world first-hand.
That’s the conclusion of a report by small group adventure tour operator Intrepid Travel and trend forecaster The Future Laboratory.
It examined what travel could look like in 40 years if we don’t take action – and the picture is bleak.
Here’s where travel is headed if we continue down this route – and what we can do to change course.