Published on : Thursday, March 28, 2019
Failing to do so would put ecosystems, cultural wonders and community life at increasing risk, and would place the tourism industry on a weak foundation that might crumble under its own weight.
Either residents would have to pay these costs, or they are simply not paid, and this would increasingly lead to environmental crises, spoiled tourism assets and growing dissatisfaction among local residents.
Thus destination authorities need access to new resources, systems and expertise in an urgent manner to ensure that the true costs of every new visitor are fully covered as tourism grows.
“The earth’s greatest treasures are cracking under the weight of the soaring tourism economy. New data-driven systems to identify the cost of managing tourism’s most valued assets are required to stem a growing crisis in global tourism management. With the right leadership, finance and analysis in place, a whole new generation of tourism professionals can move forward and erase the invisible burden while benefiting millions around the globe,” said Megan Epler Wood, principal report author, Epler Wood International.
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