"The Last Tourist" - A Documentary Worth Watching If You Love To Travel

The Last Tourist. A Documentary About Ethical Travel. © The Last Tourist

In 2024, travel is expected to break all records with 4.7 billion people traveling worldwide (that's 200 million more people than the pre-pandemic record high in 2019). An estimated 40 million flights will take off. These numbers don't even take into account how many will venture off on road trips.

More and more people are traveling around the world, and how we travel matters.

"Responsible tourism can be very beneficial to the animals, the environment, to the local people, to the government, and to the tourist." Jane Goodall

Visitors at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.

On the contrary, travel has a dark side.

"Tourism can kill a place. A place that was so beautiful, can become overused, exploited and trashed. Most tourism has led to the destruction of the very things they've come to see." Jane Goodall

If you can ride it, hug it, or take a selfie with a wild animal, chances are it's cruel, so don't do it.

Tourism can change lives for the better, but we need to take a hard look at how we travel. "The Last Tourist" pulls back the curtains and shows us the actual cost of travel on the environment, wildlife, and host communities. It's difficult to watch at times, but necessary.

Travel can also be a force of good. It can enrich lives, be a way to give back, and potentially be one of the most significant ways to redistribute wealth in the world. If we contribute in the right way, we could change the world one journey at a time.

Check out The Last Tourist travel documentary on YouTube here.

Until next time,

Marla