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WBEF: Charting a Course to Sustainable Tourism with CEO of The Travel Foundation, Jeremy Sampson #82

The RICS Podcast

English - July 24, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB
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In the years following Covid-19, the tourism industry has seen a resurgence which highlights the sector’s impact on sustainability.

With a keen focus on the opportunities for sustainable tourism to thrive in the years to come, The Travel Foundation’s CEO, Jeremy Sampson, is our guest on this week’s World Built Environment Forum episode of The RICS Podcast.

Jeremy joins James Kavanagh to discuss the potential damage on local ecosystems, the levels of environmental awareness in consumers, and the regulations pushing tourism towards more sustainable practices.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

Potential damage to local ecosystemsRegulations being put in place to nudge tourism towards sustainabilityThe level of environmental awareness in consumersConsequences of not improving sustainability in tourismThe ‘Envisaging Tourism in 2030 and Beyond’ report