An elephant faces down a car full of tourists.
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Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
A balancing act.
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Airbnb has been criticised for contributing to housing problems in cities across Europe – but history shows there could be a way forward.
The Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island. Each new luxury ecotourism development becomes a precedent to allow future incursions.
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Around Australia, and the world, national parks are under threat from the curious paradox of luxury ecotourism.
The Miss Curvy contest in Uganda attracted a lot of local and international media attention.
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Uganda’s tourism ministry has launched a beauty pageant to use local women to attract tourists.
Children play on a beach in Palau, in the western Pacific Ocean. The country was the first to place a sweeping ban on sunscreen to protect its reefs.
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As the mid-winter break draws crowds to beaches, tourists may be wondering if their sunscreen is toxic to coral reefs.
Virtual reality can bring historical sites to life.
Virtual reality can be more than a mirror that gives you a realistic simulation of the current world: it can bring the past into the present.
Tourism is putting some natural sites under increasing pressure.
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Can tourism ever be sustainable? Only if operators and consumers start looking beyond the idyllic postcard images and take undesirable consequences of tourism into account.
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Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
Ja Rule and Billy McFarland in still from Netflix Fyre documentary.
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Two new documentaries about the disastrous 2017 Fyre fail to fully acknowledge the exploitation of the people of the Exumas.
Tourism accounts for 8% of global emissions, much of it from planes.
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Other industries plan for the future, but the tourism industry is acting as if responses to climate change will leave it untouched.
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The story of Macau is one of globalisation and the rise of China.
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A former elf looks into the work that goes into an authentic Christmas experience.
Elephants in Kakoi village, Burunge Wildlife Management Area.
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Narratives about successful community-based conservation efforts in Tanzania need to be probed.
Piazza San Marco during Venice’s acqua alta (flooding).
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For many world heritage sites, flood risks are increasing. But what about places that don’t have the funds for protection?
Many Australians travel overseas for dental surgery.
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With the often prohibitive costs of dental treatment in Australia, travelling overseas to have dental work done is increasingly common. But it’s important to exercise caution.
At least 30 tourism developments have been proposed for Tasmania’s World Heritage-listed wilderness.
Newly revealed documents show the Commonwealth government approved a controversial tourism plan for Tasmania’s World Heritage wilderness without assessing it against federal conservation legislation.
Participants in a virtual reality travel experience reported a sense of relaxation, similar to that gained from travel in real life.
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Mind wandering engages the same neural pathways used to receive stimuli from the real world, evoking emotions similar to real life. VR can elicit these same feelings.
Generally speaking the risks of sexual assault or homicide from an unknown male perpetrator in a public place are low.
The additional precautions many women take when travelling alone help us manage our fears and feel more empowered to enter into public spaces.
Price discrimination is when a seller charges you what you’re willing to pay.
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If you check a website multiple times for a flight on a specific date, the seller might assume this is the only date you’re interested in and increase the price on offer.
New laws enacted in New Zealand give customs agents the right to search your phone.
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Searching a smartphone is different from searching luggage. Our smartphones carry our innermost thoughts, intimate pictures, sensitive workplace documents and private messages.