12/06/2026
How do we make tourism more sustainable, regenerative, equitable, inclusive, or community-led?
How do we prevent tourism-induced harms such as those resulting from overtourism and cultural commodification?
Our University of Melbourne postgraduate intern Yilan Li explores how tourism degrowth might lead to better experiences and outcomes for travelers, hosts, and the environment.
As Yilan notes, 'Tourism is not merely an industry, but a ‘social force’ that includes environmental conditions, economic structures, and social relations... [and] ... degrowth in tourism is not simply about reducing volume, rather it involves a rethinking of how the industry operates and could operate more effectively.'
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We need to shift away from treating places, cultures, and nature as products to be consumed, towards rethinking tourism as a form of connection.