We can read that snowfall will change and waters may rise, but there's no way to tell how much the environmental changes will alter people's disposable income or ability to travel.
Syria’s tourism industry has become almost non-existent during the civil war and there may be few historical and archaeological sites to attract visitors back in the future.
Tourists may be more interested in Myanmar’s unsavory history than the one tourism officials will be set on selling, but projects like the new museum will helps foreigners understand the full history of the long-isolated country.
The UN argues that the regions need more protection, but UNESCO's lesson demonstrates that UN oversight isn't enough to offer the protection everyone would like.