Nature has quickly replaced hordes of visitors at sites like Machu Picchu in Peru, where sightings of elusive Andean bears have caused a buzz among conservationists.
Visitor fees might have to rise to compensate for the lost income but "it is the price we have to pay" to preserve natural resources, he told AFP.Access to Machu Picchu has also been curbed, and Peruvian authorities are mulling ways to develop a more exclusive model. They also want "to reposition Dubrovnik into a destination of excellence and sustainable tourism," said Ana Hrnic, director of the Dubrovnik tourist board.
Pablo Diaz, an economy professor at the Open University of Catalonia, added: "COVID has proved that tourism dependence turns some areas into a desert."
Countries that rely on mass tourism to keep their people out of crushing poverty were unable to comment as their internet was down for lack of payment. Anyone else sick of this UN propaganda in our Canadian news outlets?
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