Rebecca Stone, Skift
Peru has done a lot in terms of diversifying its tourism industry, but a stronger emphasis on a unified vision for tourism is still needed. If governments don’t start prioritizing tourism — which has far-reaching impacts on other industries, the environment, and the lives of locals — we’re going to lose critical parts of history that help explain who we are and how we got here.
1 month ago
John Quigley, Bloomberg
It's one thing when New York tries to funnel tourists into lesser-known parts of the city. It will be another to pull that off in the remote, delicate ecosystem that contains Machu Picchu and its Sacred Sister.
1 year ago
Associated Press
Between selfies and precarious posing, the camera may well be the biggest threat to the modern tourist.
3 years ago
Doug Lansky, Skift
Overcrowding is one of the biggest issues plaguing destinations. Here I outline a smart new way to allow free-market forces to not only limit overcrowding, but spread out the visitors and help fill the off-peak dates.
4 years ago
Carla Salazar, Associated Press
News of the tramway will be a tragedy to any traveler that's hiked for 12 hours to the isolated ruins, but it is a necessary evil to offset the steady destruction of Machu Picchu caused by a daily onslaught of 2,500 visitors.
5 years ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Did the kidnapping threat ever exist? Has the danger passed? Embassy officials aren't saying, but the tourism gates are back open apparently.
6 years ago
John Quigley, Bloomberg
The U.S. issued an emergency message for citizens at the same time it issued the ban, but the difference in severity of the two messages highlights the department’s protocol for leaving travel decisions ultimately in the hand of the individuals.
6 years ago
Jolyon Attwooll, The Daily Telegraph
The Incan citadel is on a list of endangered heritage sites due to environmental eroding, but photographers like Cremer and Google Street will make sure the monument lives forever on the web.
6 years ago