Tourists must ensure that they do not add to the exploitation of scarce resources, especially water, available to the local community. Over the past two decades, Ladakh has emerged as a popular tourist destination.
A two-tier tourism payment system, where locals are charged less for the same product, may be one way of implementing sustainable tourism practices and protecting valuable resources.
It used to be that people would look forward to a long break in summer, but now tourists have got used to regular short breaks through the year. We love to jet off to the world’s glittering cities, even if only for a day or two. The trouble is, binge travelling may be killing the places we visit.
Thousands of tourists have pledged to behave responsibly on their travels in Iceland since a campaign run by tourism promotion site Inspired by Iceland kicked off last Friday. As of that day, nearly 7,000 people had taken the pledge.
