From Barcelona to New Zealand, how destinations are shaping tourism’s ‘new normal’

It started with clear canals in Venice. Then came stories of thriving turtle populations in Thailand and Greece, and plummeting levels of air pollution in northern India, meaning the Himalayas were visible for the first time in 30 years.The world has gone from overtourism to nearly no tourism in a matter of months and the crisis is providing an opportunity to rethink, reimagine and reboot in a more sustainable way. There’s renewed talk of intelligent tourism, respon­sible tourism and slow…

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