An article written by The Independent was discussing the potential impacts of tourist rise. Last year 65 million Britons travelled abroad and it is predicted to rise to 77.3 million by 2010. At the moment a vast quantity of these tourists do not consider the ecological impact of their trips on the people and environments they are visiting. Last year there were only 5 million ecotourists and the many of these fell more into the category of wildlife rather than responsible tourists.
For a 100 000km journey consumes 700l of fuel. Put into more relative terms – a trip to Ontario produces the same amount of greenhouse gases a car does in 1 year.
These statistics do not touch the consciences of most of us, but soon it may be the case that the whole world will have to start thinking about the impacts of tourism, not just the affluent.
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