Mass tourism is at a tipping point – but we’re all part of the problem | Martin Kettle

Unless we rethink our holiday choices, the damage and destruction to global beauty spots can only grow

Nearly 30 years ago, researching for a Guardian series on global population pressures, I interviewed the zoologist Desmond Morris. During that interview, Morris said something that was hard to forget. “We have to recognise,” he said, “that human beings may be becoming an infestation on the planet.”

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The stag-do culture is out of hand. But you can’t restrict access to those who know their Giotto from their Duccio

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