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5 Ways to Be a More Conscientious Traveler During Climate Change
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3006" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/5-ways-to-be-a-more-conscientious-traveler-during-climate-change/ar-AAQDqMO" target="_blank"><strong>5 Ways to Be a More Conscientious Traveler During Climate Change - MSN</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Much of California, including its famed redwoods, has been hard hit by wildfires—but careful travel and tourism can bolster local communities.</p><p></p><p>Wildfires. Hurricanes. Droughts. As climate disasters increase in intensity everywhere on the planet, how do we navigate as caring, conscientious travelers? Obviously, showing up in the days after a disaster and expecting to be waited on would be worse than insensitive, almost imperialistic, but what about in the months and years afterward? How can you not merely avoid being an inconvenient burden as a tourist but actually have a positive impact as a traveler in the aftermath of disasters? “Generally it’s really positive to go, because most places that need to get back on their feet depend on the part of their economy that draws tourists in,” says Saket Soni, executive director of Resilience Force, an organization that supports essential workers in disaster response and recovery. Still, how do you show up with sensitivity and do more good than harm?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3006, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/5-ways-to-be-a-more-conscientious-traveler-during-climate-change/ar-AAQDqMO'][B]5 Ways to Be a More Conscientious Traveler During Climate Change - MSN[/B][/URL] Much of California, including its famed redwoods, has been hard hit by wildfires—but careful travel and tourism can bolster local communities. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Droughts. As climate disasters increase in intensity everywhere on the planet, how do we navigate as caring, conscientious travelers? Obviously, showing up in the days after a disaster and expecting to be waited on would be worse than insensitive, almost imperialistic, but what about in the months and years afterward? How can you not merely avoid being an inconvenient burden as a tourist but actually have a positive impact as a traveler in the aftermath of disasters? “Generally it’s really positive to go, because most places that need to get back on their feet depend on the part of their economy that draws tourists in,” says Saket Soni, executive director of Resilience Force, an organization that supports essential workers in disaster response and recovery. Still, how do you show up with sensitivity and do more good than harm? [/QUOTE]
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