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G Adventures on the hunt for Colosseum vandals
As news of the vandalism at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, makes headlines around the world, G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip, has launched a global search for ‘Ivan + Hayley.’
It is an effort to educate them to be more conscious travellers.
Poon Tip has an extended an invitation to the couple to travel with G Adventures.
A ‘reward’ trip is also offered for one person who assists in reaching them.
“While it’s shocking to see anyone deface an ancient landmark like the Colosseum, it’s not as uncommon as many would think,” Poon Tip says.
“When filming The Last Tourist, we captured footage of tourists behaving in the most unconscious ways, from spray painting landmarks to bragging about destroying 6,000 year old rock formations.”
“Travellers often suspend the values they abide by at home when they step on a plane, and it’s this mindset that needs to change.”
“Rather than condemning Ivan and Hayley, I’m launching an appeal to find them, and to invite them to GX, G Adventures’ inaugural annual community travel summit.”
The couple would get the opportunity to experience the concept of community tourism, he says.
They would learn the value of protecting the destinations they visit.”
Poon Tip is also the executive producer of The Last Tourist; a new responsible travel documentary which launched in the UK in May.
It addresses the impact of mass tourism on destinations, the environment and local communities.
The documentary can be viewed on Amazon, Apple TV, Sky, Vubiquity, Google, Microsoft and Rakuten.
Anyone who helps bring ‘Ivan and Hayley’ to G Adventures will be rewarded with their own ticket to the GX Community Tourism Summit, as a thank you.
People can email the tip line at: [email protected].
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