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Tide of opinion rises against cruises
The latest voice raised about cruises and sustainability: Tourism Concern to publish an "All inclusive cruises" report
Recently the global cruise industry was slammed by academics at Leeds Met University
Cruise ship operators were heavily criticized in the Leeds Met report for ignoring their corporate social responsibility to their staff, the environment and the destinations they visit.
It also accused the cruise industry of violating the rights of some workers, not doing enough to protect marine eco-systems, having a negative economic impact on some of the destinations they visit, and not being transparent with reporting data.
Since then Venice has lost a few battles in its highly-publicized fight to get massive cruise ships out of the heart of its endangered city, but it looks like their problem has been resolved and no more will cruise giants steam through the heart of the city.
Now Tourism Concern, after publishing its ‘All-Inclusive’ report is to plough into the fray.
Said Executive Director Mark Watson today "We have concerns – they are the ultimate all inclusive, so bring few if any benefits to destinations, they are polluting (carbon, diesel, rubbish etc) and have a poor record on employee working conditions."
"More and more people are now going on a cruise – whether on small ships around Scotland or the gigantic new cruise ships that dominate the Caribbean seas. But we have real concerns that this ultimate all-inclusive holiday brings few benefits to destinations, has negative environmental impacts and a poor record on worker rights. We will publish a briefing later this year and launch a campaign to raise awareness of these issues with holidaymakers."
On their current cruise web page – they outline their fears in some detail. But the report will be much more potent SEE WEBPAGE
More info:
Get the Leeds Metropolitan University report HERE
TotemTourism also delivers a balanced appraisal of the cruising industry in its Sustainable Tourism Report HERE
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