UPFRONT
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responsible travel. That means carbonoffsetting flights, travelling by train where possible and choosing lesser-visited destinations over those they know are going to be packed with tourists. The industry is responding in kind, with hotel groups including Marriott International getting rid of tiny plastic toiletries bottles and dozens of travel companies banning elephant rides, as well as giving back through philanthropic programs. Hawai‘i is outlawing the sale of sunscreen containing chemicals that harm coral, while New Zealand plans to become the first carbon-neutral country in the world with the launch of the Tiaki Promise – a Maori-based pledge to help visitors ‘care for people and place’.
RITE OF PASSAGE TRIPS
GEN Z
“Millennials and Generation Z are the first generations to like their parents for as long as they have loved them”
Just before the kids head off to university, families are embarking on one last hurrah, such as going on a big trip to Europe or a US ski holiday. Carolyn Childs, from My Travel Research, says that Millennials and Generation Z are the first generations to like their parents for as long as they have loved them, and it was a great way to reconnect and transition from being a family unit at home as children enter 37