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What's behind our addiction to travel?

May 21, 2021

Humans have long been driven by a desire to explore the planet and visit faraway places. But with tourism's toll on the environment now calling our globetrotting habits into question, some say it's time for change. But just how realistic is this given that people are itching to travel freely again once the Covid-19 pandemic is over?

https://p.dw.com/p/3the1

Interviewees in this podcast episode:

Richard Sharpley, Professor of Tourism and Development, University of Central Lancashire

Kevin Moore, Associate Professor in Psychology and Tourism at Lincoln University New Zealand