Costa Rica’s tourism model was developed with sustainability, innovation, and inclusiveness in mind, and part of their key to success has been to target a demand that can adapt to the conditions the country has to offer. The country’s tourist attractions focus on activities that respect the environment and offer travellers opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to conservation and cultural heritage.
Venice has banned large cruise ships from entering the historic centre in response to a request from UN cultural body UNESCO. Pressure to pass a ban on large vessels mounted in 2019 after a cruise ship crashed into a harbour in the city, injuring five people. Large ships will now have to dock at the city's industrial port until a permanent solution is found.
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights called attention to a new tourism project by the Indonesian Government. The country aims to create an enormous tourism complex in Mandalika, Lombok. The experts criticised the project’s abuse of human rights and highlighted that the project had destroyed houses, fields, water sources and cultural and religious sites.
How will the industry measure “building back better”? There needs to be a major reckoning of the industry’s problematic equity imbalance and new performance metrics if the industry is to transform into a more climate-smart, socially sustainable and equitable industry across its supply chain.
The report by global market research company Euromonitor International assessed 99 country destinations on their environmental, social and economic sustainability and country risk. Sweden was ranked first. The country is highly engaged with the Sustainable Development Goals and preserves the Arctic ice and permafrost to help stop climate change.
