Modern Idealist20 Jul 2022

Ep 12: Responsible Travelling Dilemmas In Our Modern Globalized Society - Dominate English Language, Disneysation of Towns, and Fly Shame

Are you travelling this summer? Now that many countries have implemented workable solutions for tackling covid in all its variants, international travel has burst open again. It has given rise to an influx of tourism in certain countries across the globe, to the point where the airline industry has shaken under the weight of it all. So we thought it a timely occasion to take a closer look at the way we travel and its broader global impact for better and/or worse. This episode focuses on our social responsibilities as travellers; What does it mean for environmental sustainability when we consider the effects of our carbon footprint both en route and during our time spent at the destination? How is cultural preservation affected in places inundated with tourists, where the disneysation of towns and cities begins to undermine the social fabric? And what about those of us who are native (or practically native) English speakers? We discuss the privileges of having our mother tongue as the universal (second) language with which to connect to the world. But how much does that diminish our cultural sensitivity to other languages? As we scratch the surface of each of these pressing topics, we seek you, friends and listeners, to reflect and share your thoughts with us on how to create better, more sustainable travel experiences that enrich the lives of everyone in the value chain. *SUBSCRIBE TO US!* ✅ @Modern Idealist on Spotify / Apple Podcast / Google Podcast ✅ Instagram: ModernIdealistPodcast ✅ Linkedin: Modern Idealist Podcast *CONNECT WITH US!* Tell us what you enjoyed and what you want to hear more of! ✨ Email: ModernIdealistPodcast@gmail.com ✨ SHARE WITH A FRIEND

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