tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778324222838447456.post1607704042692713686..comments2023-10-23T10:52:55.516-07:00Comments on The Truth: Tourism...Anthony William Persaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285015791253053447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778324222838447456.post-7125775467407065162010-08-30T16:17:16.454-07:002010-08-30T16:17:16.454-07:00Yes, I agree. Transportation is one of the big pr...Yes, I agree. Transportation is one of the big problems that I find I cannot get around when it comes to tourism. In every aspect of sustainable tourism the drive of any given initiative must be voluntary through the community. Albeit, the means of arrival of tourists is not something that is often taken into consideration, by the community or the tourist. <br />I think as we move away from oil, which is inevitably soon as it likely has already peaked and we are using more now than ever, people are going to have to make the choice to use an alternative means of transportation or simply stay at home. Perhaps for the sake of the climate, the latter choice would admittedly be the best at the moment.<br /><br />My solution requires a strong recognition of the environment and labour rights from both the government and the private sector. The idea needs lots of tweaking and brainstorming, but the general idea would be government subsidized vacations.<br />People are given more vacation time (which is a labour right that we should be moving towards anyways), and they thus have more time to take alternative means of travel, like an eco-friendly ship or something along those lines. Air travel would not be eliminated under this plan, but it would be drastically cut down and people would have to adjust their travel to strict schedules. In return for traveling sustainably, the traveler and/or the place of employment which grants extra time, is subsidized.<br /><br />I know, its a stretch, but its an idea...Anthony William Persaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285015791253053447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2778324222838447456.post-11052608638324168572010-08-29T10:11:59.464-07:002010-08-29T10:11:59.464-07:00love hearing from you and envy your position in yo...love hearing from you and envy your position in your world. I think the tourism quotient of the equation you are working on cannot in any way generate enough drive, unless that drive is voluntary through the community, to engineer the planes used to transport tourists, and the fuel used to transport planes. Tourism stops dead without that technology, or without a more economical, environmentally conscious alternative (remember blimps?). I wonder if part of the planning on the part of the community would be to pair with a conscious transportation service to create their own conduit of goods and tourist exchange. Maybe I'm not being clear, but I'm going to the beach. <3Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632716679249288715noreply@blogger.com