‘Day Zero’: From Cape Town to São Paulo, large cities are facing water shortages
Sao PauloWill South Africa’s second largest city dry up on August 19 of this year? By launching an official countdown, Cape Town City Council wished to highlight the impending cuts to domestic water supply for its more than 3.7 million inhabitants. The BBC then upped the ante, with an online list of 11 cities that may
Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic
TravelDue to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. Major events like conferences, trade shows and the Olympics have been canceled or postponed. As a result, many businesses in the travel and tourism industry are likely to find themselves in jeopardy. Predicting
A traveller’s guide to airline price discrimination
TravelSummer is underway, and it’s the perfect time to plan a getaway. After spending days deciding where you would like to go, you finally pick a destination. Flights are only a click away, right? But once you’re seated on the airplane, you might not be aware that a person right next to you may have
It’s time for a new approach to travel
TravelWhen I overcame a flying phobia, I resolved to make up for lost time by visiting as much of the world as I could. So in the course of a decade, I logged over 300,000 miles, flying everywhere from Buenos Aires to Dubai. I knew intuitively that my travels would “make me a better person” and
Save money when traveling abroad by thinking like an economist
TravelA record number of tourists and business travelers visited a country other than their own in 2017, and this year is already on pace to exceed that tally. One thing you definitely need when traveling abroad besides a passport is local currency, such as euros in Europe, yen in Japan or rubles in Russia. In the past, travelers would
The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality
TravelTravel is a major global industry, but in 2017 it attracted unprecedented resentment and retaliation towards tourists. A growing global backlash against tourism extended from tropical rain forests to urban destinations like Rio de Janeiro and Venice. I have studied tourism’s social and environmental consequences along the coastlines of Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in the rain forests of Peru
Travelling these holidays? Follow tips the Socceroos use to conquer jet lag
TravelLong-haul flights over several time zones present two main challenges: travel fatigue – the effects of sleep loss, restricted movement and dehydration associated with spending many hours on a plane, and jetlag – the effects of the mismatch between your body clock and the time in your new location. However, there are ways to minimise disruption to
Air travel restrictions won’t protect us from the coronavirus
TravelCities in lock down, flights and public transport suspended, travellers in quarantine and surgical masks selling at unprecedented rates. The emergence of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China, as well as its rapid arrival in 25 other countries and the World Health Organization (WHO)‘s declaration of a public health emergency of international concern have once again focused attention
How will we travel the world in 2050?
TravelIf the aviation industry was a country, it would rank among the world’s top ten emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Aviation emissions have risen by 70% since 2005 and as demand increases in rich and poorer countries, they’re forecast to increase by between 300% and 700% by 2050. Arresting this incline will be the first step towards
Could sleeper trains replace international air travel?
TravelDutch airline KLM recently launched a new advertising campaign called “Fly Responsibly”. Remarkably, it seems to encourage viewers to fly less. “Do you always have to meet face-to-face?”, the advert asks. “Could you take the train instead?”. The influence of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg likely explains why airlines feel obliged to say these things. Flight shame –