Covid-19 prompts rethink of mass tourism | Malay Mail

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PARIS, Jan 17 — The coronavirus pandemic has forced famous tourist destinations to question their business model, though economic realities are likely to stand in the way of major changes. Nature has quickly replaced hordes of visitors at sites like Machu Picchu in Peru, where sightings of...

Nature has quickly replaced hordes of visitors at sites like Machu Picchu in Peru. — AFP pic

And in Thailand, which has seen a drop in arrivals of more than 83 per cent, marine fauna including dugongs, turtles and whale sharks are enjoying a rebound. 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.”

 

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