Holidays and sustainability – how does that go together? – Trip

Finally holidays! Lying by the sea, letting the sun shine on your skin, putting your feet in the sand and breathing deeply in the salty sea air. Many people urgently need variety and relaxation after two years of the Corona crisis with restricted freedom of movement, virtual communication and lessons at home. No wonder, the Germans’ desire to travel is almost as great this year as it was before the outbreak of the pandemic. Popular holiday destinations such as Greece or Spain report full hotels, airlines and tour operators are experiencing high demand.

But with that comes the unwanted side effects of tourism: overcrowding, pollution, resource consumption. Venice’s ancient walls are shaking again with the huge cruise ships cruising the lagoon; the city repeatedly discusses charging admission in order to better direct the crowds of visitors. There is movement again in the sky. Low-cost airlines, which can bring masses of tourists to European hotspots at bus prices, are expecting a new boom this summer. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), tourism contributes five percent of global C02 emissions – most of the pollution is caused by the arrival and departure of holidaymakers.

Harald Pechlaner is Chair of Tourism and Head of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

(Photo: Christian Klenk/KU)

But the social consequences of tourism are also serious, for better or for worse. The economic well-being of people in popular holiday countries such as Thailand or Turkey – but also in Austria – depends heavily on foreign guests. But when there are too many visitors, such as in the Croatian port city of Dubrovnik, where 1.4 million tourists come to 43,000 inhabitants every year, both the quality of life of the locals and the chances of relaxation for holidaymakers decrease.

event series "SZ in dialogue": Antje Monshausen heads the Tourism Watch office at Bort für die Welt.

Antje Monshausen heads the Tourism Watch office at Bort for the World.

(Photo: Hermann Bredehorst/Bread for the World/Hermann Bredehorst)

So how do holiday wishes and environmental protection go together? Why is it so difficult for us to pay attention to sustainability when travelling? And how can you have a nice, sustainable holiday? discuss it Antje Monshausenhead of the Tourism Watch office at Bread for the World, Harold PechlanerProfessor of Tourism at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, and Martin GeilhufeState Commissioner BUND Nature Conservation in Bavaria eV, with Jochen Temschhead of the travel department at the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

event series "SZ in dialogue": Martin Geilhufe is the State Commissioner for BUND Nature Conservation in Bavaria

Martin Geilhufe is the State Commissioner for BUND Nature Conservation in Bavaria

(Photo: Voxbrunner Carmen)

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