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Golden brown sargassum seaweed spreads across shallow coastal waters.
Natural Capital/Summer 2026

Climate change is redrawing the map of global seaweed blooms

by Natalie Alcoba

Some coastal tourist areas are fending off continent-scale surges of macroalgae, while one important seaweed belt has nearly disappeared

Climate/Summer 2026

The ‘coolcation’ takes root amid rising temperatures

by Natalie Alcoba

Surveys show that more people are factoring in extreme weather, in particular heat, when choosing where to visit

Climate/Summer 2026

The return of the staycation

by Jax Jacobsen

The pandemic sent people back to nature. Will the fuel shock deepen the trend?

The Lone Tree, Jurong Lake Gardens
Comment/Summer 2026

Editor’s note: Walking to the end of the world

by Mark Mann

In the race to create a sustainable way of life on Earth, everything is changing, including how we travel

Sea lions resting under the sun in the Galápagos Islands
Natural Capital/Summer 2026

How tourism is shaping the debate over natural capital

by Ashley Perl

The tourism sector has a central role in the movement to put a price on nature, but commodification has its drawbacks

Leadership/Summer 2026

A new trend in travel puts tourists to work for nature restoration  

by Victoria Foote

Tourism doesn't have to be extractive, as innovative tour operators offer travellers a chance to give back

Melting glacier in Switzerland
Culture/Summer 2026

More travellers are flocking to see glaciers before it’s too late

by Natalie Alcoba

"Last-chance tourism" is growing as glaciers melt, but the desire to be near these frozen giants as they fade away is a

Climate/Spring 2026

Jamaican resorts race to adapt to a warming world

by Naomi Buck

For the Caribbean tourist economy, sustainability is no longer optional. But building resilience means confronting its extractive tendencies.

Leadership

How cities are nudging tourists to go green

by Lorraine Whitmarsh and Nicole Koenig-Lewis

From rewarding environmental choices with museum or restaurant passes, to taxes that protect local life, cities are trying new ways to shape

tourism, emissions, fossil fuels
Climate

Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

by Gaye Taylor

With tourism booming, experts are calling out the "industry dishonesty" that is failing to cut back on travel-related emissions

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