Why overtourism could ruin your next vacation | Suresh Subudhi
6/20/202614 min
When was your last unforgettable trip? Travel industry expert Suresh Subudhi believes joyful moments of connection are the reason we explore the world — but with vacation hotspots overrun and locals pushed to the brink, tourists have become unwelcome guests. Proposing a new way to use technology to stop loving our favorite destinations to death, he shows what travel could look like if we got it right.
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First 90 secondsElise Hu· Host0:00
[gentle music] You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hu. There's a growing chasm between travelers to sought-after destinations and the people who actually live in those places.
Suresh Subudhi· Guest0:18
We are loving our favorite destinations to death. We are overrunning them, and residents are pushing back because it's impacting their livability.
Elise Hu· Host0:28
That's travel industry researcher Suresh Subudhi, who has spent more than 20 years studying the relationship between the places we love and the people who actually live in them. He says that the travelers and the residents who host them are on a collision course, but with technology and small behavior shifts, things don't have to be that way.
Suresh Subudhi· Guest0:49
In your next trip, will you be a tourist or a joyful guest? It's time we bring joy back in travel.
Elise Hu· Host0:57
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