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Back row: Salli Felton, The Travel Foundation; Derek Hydon, Tourism Cares; Adam Goldstein, Royal Caribbean Cruises; David
Dingle, Carnival UK; Matthew Upchurch, Virtuoso. Front row: Darrell Wade, Intrepid Travel; Arnie Weissmann, Travel Weekly US; Chris Lehane, Airbnb; Gonzalo Robredo, Buenos Aires Tourism Board
‘The only way to solve overtourism is together’
How big an issue is overtourism? The Travel Foundation hosted an industry leaders’ debate. Ian Taylor reports
The Travel Foundation chief executive Salli Felton told a group of industry leaders assembled for the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Summit: “Overtourism is not caused or created by any one party. It’s the cumulative effect of our combined actions.
“But there is a growing
recognition that overtourism can’t be ignored. We’ve created
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overtourism together, and the only way to solve it is together.”
CHRIS LEHANE,
Head of global policy and public affairs, Airbnb:
“One aspect [of overtourism] is a feeling that people are not benefiting from tourism – a city or community is being leveraged and you yourself are not participating. “The design of our platform
helps incentivise ‘healthy tourism’. In the US, a typical host rents their home 42 times a year and makes $7,200. To elected officials, I say: ‘I’ve yet to see a programme that generates $7,200 in supplemental income for an everyday person without a tax dollar being spent.’”
DARRELL WADE, Chairman, Intrepid Travel:
“It’s ironic that Airbnb cops flack over this because its distribution is, on average, broader than traditional hotels’. “Overtourism means you have
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