“Inbound tourism is the closest that any country, or city, can get to free money”
Not true. #Tourism and #Overtourism takes an enormous toll on a country or city, especially where the ecosystem is particularly fragile. You only need to look at places like SE Asia to see this, or Venice a bit closer to home. The tourism industry has contributed to wildlife destruction, deforestation, water pollution, air pollution, littering, and let’s not forget that air travel is a big contributor in #ClimateChange. None of that is anywhere close to “free money”.
This isn’t to excuse the silly ad being put out but that irked me somewhat.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/london-tourists-conservatives-crime-birmingham-b2521024.html
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