How Booking.com’s Gillian Tans Is Tackling The Curse Of Over Tourism

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... [+]Finding ways to meet the demands of eco-conscious travel lovers and other holidaymakers jaded by over tourism is a growing concern for Booking.com chairwoman Gillian Tans.

“We do a lot of research with consumers, and more and more, we see that consumers really care about overtourism, and think about making a different type of choice. Consumers also want companies to show them sustainable choices,” Tans toldTans added that Booking has a booster programme in which they help sustainable tourism startups make a bigger impact in their communities, including the Global Himalaya Expedition that signs up tourists to help install solar panels in remote villages.

 

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