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Why Overtourism Could Ruin Your Next Vacation | Suresh Subudhi | TED
Why Overtourism Could Ruin Your Next Vacation | Suresh Subudhi | TED
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Last July I was in Rome.
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I walked from my hotel to the Trevi Fountain
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on the cobbled streets lined with beautiful cafes,
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bustling with residents and travelers,
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drinking their espressos and cheering and greeting each other.
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Small souvenir shops selling beautiful replicas of the Colosseum,
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the Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings.
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What an atmosphere.
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I soaked it all in,
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reached the Trevi Fountain,
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grabbed my favorite pistachio gelato
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and looked at the marvelous views.
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A perfect Roman holiday.
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Suddenly my alarm rang
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and I woke up from my dream.
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I was in Rome.
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I did walk from my hotel to the Trevi Fountain.
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But I felt rushed.
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The cafes were crowded.
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People had to even queue outside.
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The shopkeepers had no time to entertain visitors.
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I reached the Trevi Fountain
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and forgot [to] grab my favorite pistachio gelato
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or find a bench to sit.
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I couldn't get to the steps.
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Thousands and thousands of people all around.
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Have you felt the same way?
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When you reach your dream destination,
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you feel as if it has been overrun.
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You feel as if it has become a selfie queue.
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I had the same feeling.
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And this is not an isolated incident.
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I had the same exact experience in Tokyo
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when I went there during the cherry blossom season.
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Tourists crowd every park in the city
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to get a glimpse of the famous sakura.
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I asked a resident: “How does [you] feel seeing so many tourists all around?”
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He told me that he doesn't bring his family anymore
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for a picnic under the sakura.
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That response broke my heart.
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We are loving our favorite destinations to death.
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We are overrunning them.
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And residents are pushing back
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because it's impacting their livability.
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Their cost of living is increasing, congestion on the road,
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rental prices, food prices.
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They are pushing back.
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And they're pushing back like in Barcelona,
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with the graffiti asking tourists to go home.
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In Barcelona, in Italy, in Portugal,
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residents are pushing back.
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I have been researching the travel industry
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for [the] last 20 years
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and my two research subjects, the residents and the travelers,
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are on a collision course like never before.
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We have a travel crisis.
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The travel industry employs about 300 million people globally,
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and it’s going to be a $15 trillion industry by 2040.
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[It’s] too large, [with] too many
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livelihoods at stake for us to ignore this crisis.
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But let me pause and ask you a question.
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Why do we travel?
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We travel for joy.
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Joy by experiencing the diversity this world has to offer.
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Joy by experiencing different lives.
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Joy through a shared connection.
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My daughter, son and wife are here,
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and I want them to experience the same joy I experienced in my Roman dream.
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I want all of you to experience the same joy.
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We need to bring joy back in travel.
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But it's a complex problem.
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We have millions of tourists getting inspired by social media
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and planning their travel destinations, and planning their travel itineraries.
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We have the travel industry, which is looking for short-term profits,
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and we have cities who don't know how to manage the tourist inflow.
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There is a path forward, though.
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With the use of technology like AI and simple behavior changes,
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we could bring joy back in travel.
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Now imagine if we were to make the entire travel industry's objective,
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the airlines, the hotel, the travel tour operators,
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to bring joy to both residents as well as the travelers.
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And they have everything at their disposal,
4:53
from technology to people to skilling.
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They will rise to the occasion.
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They will do three things:
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one, help manage crowd,
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help discover authentic experiences
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and help drive a really, really respectful connection
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between the resident and the traveler.
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On your last trip,
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did you feel rushed?
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Did you feel like you were going through a checklist,
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moving from one place to another place?
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Did it feel like a chore or did you feel joy?
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We all are super busy
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and we all land to the same destinations
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during the same peak season times
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without realizing quieter seasons,
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quieter times, or hidden paths.
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What if technology could help us figure that out?
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FeelFlorence is an app by the city of Florence,
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which helps do exactly this for the travelers.
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It uses the data from sensors, from cameras,
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to understand crowded locations,
6:00
and recommends personalized travel itineraries for tourists.
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It sends user alerts to avoid crowded locations.
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When this happens,
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it balances the load,
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and it is beneficial for both the tourists,
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as well as the residents.
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Cities are going down that path.
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Amsterdam.
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And even religious cities like Mecca or Varanasi
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are increasingly using technology to manage crowd.
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What was your last unforgettable trip?
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Was it the famous landmark, [the] Instagrammable picture,
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or was it a shared smile with someone?
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Or was it a story that somebody told you,
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of course, in the backdrop
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of beautiful nature or a beautiful surrounding.
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I asked the same question to my friend.
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She said, "If I ignore my bachelorette party outside,
6:59
my last unforgettable trip was in Vietnam.
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A fisherman took me on a boat ride,
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told me stories about Vietnam,
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told me stories about the life he has lived there.
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And I cannot forget that."
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What a beautiful connection.
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For me,
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it was my experience in Istanbul, in Turkey,
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where a cheerful cafe owner took interest in me
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and told me the history of Turkish tea,
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how to make it and how to drink it.
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Whenever I think about Turkey or Istanbul, my heart fills with joy.
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This is what we crave. This is what we seek.
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I'm sure some of you have been stranded at airports
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because of airline disruptions.
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The airline has two options:
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one to check you into [a] hotel overlooking the terminal,
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or maybe organize a Turkish tea-making workshop.
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Maybe some of us will like it, and if we like it,
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we will become a loyal customer of the airline.
8:05
Same is the case with hotels.
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If hotels can use technology to give custom concierges,
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which speaks in your language, curates local suggestions,
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helps you discover hidden gems,
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and walks along with you,
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you will become a loyal customer of the hotel.
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Imagine the possibilities
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of uncovering authentic experiences that give us true joy.
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Many residents in the destinations we love
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don’t see the direct benefits of a traveler.
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They only see the negative side.
8:46
I know we are contributing to the local economy through our money.
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But that may not be enough.
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And even if we want to contribute through our time,
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we don't know how to do it.
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Residents feel like how I used to feel as a child
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when unexpected guests arrived in my house,
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especially if they didn't carry any special gifts for me.
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I barely uttered a smile
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and I wished that they [would] leave as soon as possible.
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I'm sure many of you, if you could find a way
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to contribute through your time, you would.
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Again things are changing on this front.
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Golden Volunteer is an example of a platform
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which connects volunteers with organizations and projects
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looking for volunteers.
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It, in fact, goes to the extent of doing a volunteer background check.
9:39
If we can unleash a “gratitude marketplace” at scale,
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we will create a deep connection between the traveler and the resident.
9:50
Copenhagen is going on that path with CopenPay.
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You get points.
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If you do gardening, you get points. If you do cycling,
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you can use those points for redeeming [at] attractions.
10:03
If you had the opportunity to contribute with your time,
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what would you do?
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Some of you are animal lovers.
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You may want to be part of the elephant rescue centers in Thailand,
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or want to be part of sea turtle rescue centers in India.
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If you're an environment or nature lover,
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you may want to be part of coral reef preservation
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in the Great Barrier or in Maldives.
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And if you are a history lover like me,
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you may be wanting to be a part of restoration
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of an 800-year-old temple like this.
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In fact, I will seek such an opportunity and bake it in my itinerary
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because I will love to be part of something like this.
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The possibilities are infinite.
10:51
The travel industry is going to grow.
10:54
It's one industry that is probably encouraging tolerance
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in this highly polarized world.
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It's for us
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to shape positively the destinations we love
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and the people who call it their home.
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I've talked about the tools at hand, and I've given you a few examples.
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I want to leave with one question.
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On your next trip, will you be a tourist or a joyful guest?
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It's time we bring joy back in travel.
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Thank you.
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(Applause)
