, opdaterede 11/23/19 | 23. november 2019
Sidste sommer, mens jeg boede i Sverige, tilfreds med rejseskribent Doug Lansky, fyren bag en række rundt om verdensdestinationsguider for ru guider. Vi talte om rejser (selvfølgelig) såvel som begyndte at gå over den filosofiske bekymring over, hvorvidt vi som rejsende forfattere ender med at ødelægge de steder, vi kan lide ved at dele dem med verden.
Ved at komponere om disse off-the-beaten-track destinationer, de bit regionale restauranter, såvel som fredelige dele af byen, hvor du er gratis turister, bidrager vi utilsigtet til bortgangen såvel som overudvikling af disse destinationer?
Når jeg tænker på dette spørgsmål, tror jeg på to ting. Først tror jeg på Tony Wheeler, skaberen af Lonely Planet, den person, der ganske meget kommercialiserede backpacking. Han er den person, der vendte verden mod Ko Phi Phi, der brugte til at ligne det venstre billede såvel som nu ser ud som den højre:
For det andet husker jeg min egen oplevelse på Ko Lipe i Thailand (en lille, ude af vejen) såvel som nøjagtigt hvor overudviklet denne ø har endt med at være i de sidste par år. Ubundet fremskridt har taget denne lille ø såvel som fyldt den med resorts såvel som ødelagte korallrev, da drikkevand skal pumpes ind fra tætte øer for at imødekomme behovene.
Og jeg tror på nøjagtigt, hvordan jeg altid taler om Coral Bay, Australien – såvel som andre bitbyer såvel som restauranter over hele verden – med fantastisk interesse såvel som opmuntring. “Gå derhen! De er fantastiske såvel som publikumsfrie, ”proklamerer jeg.
Ved at føre folk til det næste “uopdagede” sted, ødelægger jeg det bare? Vil jeg være den person, der vender tilbage og siger: “Mand, denne placering, der blev brugt til at være fantastisk for 10 år siden.”
Men selvom jeg ikke er absolut skyldfri, tror jeg ikke, at rejseforfattere har skylden, når destinationer endte med at være overbelastede destinationer fulde af turister såvel som overprisede hoteller. (Og i disse dage er der en hel del aspekter, der går ind i Overtourism. Det er et komplekst – såvel som presserende – problem!)
Efter ti års rejser verden rundt er jeg kommet til at erkende, at det er turisterne selv, der ødelægger en destination.
Og det angiver jeg ikke lige siden Boost hos besøgende. Jeg viser, at da turister ender med at støtte uholdbar turistpraksis, såvel som det er det, der virkelig ødelægger et sted.
Vi kan godt lide steder ihjel.
Fordi, lad os tackle det, som en art, folk er type røvhuller.
Vi kan tale om bæredygtighed såvel som overturisme alt, hvad vi ønsker, men hvis folk virkelig var interesseret, ville de ikke blive i færre Airbnbs, tage færre krydstogter samt forsøge at forhindre udflugter såvel som dyre turisme?
Og hvad sker der så?
Du ser masser af lokale, der er kortsynet såvel som at begynde at bygge hoteller, resorts samt tjenester til at prøve at penge på den aktuelle rejsefad. såvel som hvem kan bebrejde dem? Mennesker krav om at spise, unge krav om at blive sendt til college, såvel som penge skal optjenes. Fremtiden er en andens problem, ikke? Så godt jeg kan ikke virkelig skylde en hel del mennesker til det. Jeg er ikke enig i at holde denne teknik for vækst (ikke kun i rejse dog i livet generelt), men nøjagtigt hvordan fortæller du nogen, at de ikke kan udvikle noget for at fodre deres familie?
Jeg tænker på at læse et indlæg for et par år tilbage af Thomas Freidman fra New York Times, der taler om regnskoven i Brasilien. I et interview oplyste en lokal aktivist, at folk kræver at spise, og selvom de samles meget krav om at sikre skoven uden noget alternativ, vil folk vælge mad over beskyttelse af træer.
Og det er ikke kun lokale, der gør dette.
Store virksomheder er tilgængelige i samt drager fuld fordel af slap regulering, lave lønninger samt korrupte embedsmænd. Greenwashing, metoden til at foregive, at du deltager i miljøvenlige handlinger, er ekstremt udbredt i rejser.
(Jeg tror, at mange lande i verden, inklusive min egen, skal vedtage stærkere miljølovgivninger for at hjælpe med at bremse ekstrem bygning samt fremskridt for at sikre, at folk ser længere ud.)
Udviklingen er god, men uhindret fremskridt er dårlig, og desværre er der også meget ufæstet fremskridt inden for turisme i dag.
Men her er hvorfor jeg lægger en stor skyld på besøgende: Som forfatter er det vigtigt for mig at ikke kun fremhæve destinationer (gå her! Det er fantastisk!), Men for ligeledes fremhæver forpligtelsen, så kommende generationer også kan drage fordel af placeringen som glæde ved det. Der er en hel del fantastiske miljørejseblogs derude, såvel som dette websted tilbyder meget mere med den funktionelle side af rejsen, jeg har talt om ødelagte steder før såvel som kravet om meget bedre miljømæssig sikkerhed LOts of times.
But, as tourists, we likewise have a obligation to the destination. If we regular operators, hotels, as well as services that are destructive — not only to the environment, however likewise to the regional economic climate — we can’t truly be shocked when we encounter mass advancement as well as “ruined,” overcrowded attractions.
How you spend your money is your vote for whether or not you accept what business do. You understand why business have jumped on the environment-friendly bandwagon? Penge. Sure, some really care about the environment, however for 99% of them, it’s money.
People will pay a lot more money if they feel like they’re positively impacting the environment. Wal-Mart executives are quite open about the truth that they began selling environment-friendly as well as organic products since their clients were demanding it as well as there was money to be made.
I believe the exact same is true in travel.
We have a option in the vendors we use, the hotels we stay in, as well as the excursion operators we hire. Our dollars go extremely far in establishing countries, as well as the services there will modification if we demand it. begin demanding great environmental methods as well as unexpectedly you’ll discover them. If a lot more as well as a lot more people tell services that they want to see much better environmental practices, they’ll happen.
You’ve discovered a business underpaying or mistreating their regional staff? Or partaking in destructive practices? let them understand as well as utilize their competitors. There’s a great deal of info on the internet that can assist you discover a lot more about business to avoid:
Cruise Critic
Green worldwide travel Blog
National geographic eco-friendly Living Resources
I feel that lots of people, when provided the ideal information, will make the ideal choice. And, as a travel writer, I’d like to motivate people to make that ideal choice. That indicates looking up the environmental record of the hotel or resort you’re staying in, selecting a excursion business that is ecologically friendly, as well as avoiding destinations that are already overdeveloped. exactly how do you do that? A bit research study as well as typical sense.
But I can’t stop people from behaving terribly when they get to a destination. I can just push them in the ideal direction.
If we push locals to be eco-friendly, they will. If writers push travelers to be eco-friendly, perhaps they will. It’s a virtuous circle in which all of us contribute.
We all bear some responsibility, however those whose money supports the ruinous methods bear the most.
It’s not the volume of travel that matters, however exactly how that volume is handled. as well as we have a obligation to make sure that the volume we produce is well managed.
Or you might extremely well be the last person to see that destination in all of its splendor.
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