Sorry, We're Full: Tackling Overtourism

January 18, 2024
10:15–11:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Many tourist destinations are not prepared for a growing number of visitors and while the sector generates 8% of all jobs in major cities worldwide, it also contributes 8% of all global emissions. How can the ever-increasing burden of mass tourism on communities, infrastructure and natural ecosystems be mitigated to build a more sustainable tourism sector?

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Speakers

SC
Stephen Cotton
General Secretary
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
AF
Anthony F. Fernandes
Chief Executive Officer
Capital A (AirAsia)
SN
Sithembile Ntombela
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Brand South Africa
RQ
Richard Quest
Anchor, Quest Means Business
CNN International
JS
Jane Sun
Chief Executive Officer
Trip.com Group

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