Sustainable Travel Trends for 2021
I was interviewed for BBC Travel Show about predictions for sustainable tourism for 2021.
Here’s a dive into some of the details (linked).
2020 had the biggest impact we’ve seen on travel, ever. In 2021 as a result we’re expecting to see sustainable tourism develop in a number of ways:
1. Growth of the Ethical Consumer
2. Increased Awareness of The Climate Crisis & COP 26
3. Advance in The Sustainable Development Goals by Travel
4. Progressively Green Government Policy
5. Industry Demand for Resilience
8. Upsurge in Consumer Demands for Responsible Tourism
10. Growing Wellness
11. Increase in Consumer Demand for Sustainable Tourism
12. Regenerative Travel Blossoms
13. An Appreciated Value of Sustainable Tourism
14. Backing for Sustainable Tourism
Never before 2020 have 100% of destinations been closed simultaneously. This has decimated not only 80% of the market (OECD) but community livelihoods and conservation funding worldwide. The World Travel & Tourism Council anticipates a 2020 53% drop in worldwide tourism jobs (174.4 million) and GDP ($4,711 billion).
Tourism was already dealing with crises: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. Now there’s Covid and a subsequent Recession on top. These all impact the sustainability triple bottom line, which is tourism’s capital — people, planet, profit.
The industry will bounce back in time, but it likely won’t be the same, in supply or demand.
Never before has sustainable tourism been so important and had such opportunity!
In fact, it’s the opportunity of the industry’s lifetime for wholescale change to greater sustainability.
For the full article, see: https://www.earth-changers.com/blog/2021/1/14/sustainable-travel-trends-for-2021
We’re optimistic — may 2021 be filled with positive, regenerative impacts.
