Praise for the government's environmental tourism recommendations
Praise for the government's environmental tourism recommendations
19 February 2021
Reinstatement of a departure tax and restrictions of freedom campers are among the suggestions presented by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
The objective of the departure tax is to offset the impact that air travel has on the environment.
University of Auckland Associate Professor of the Environment Nicolas Lewis says the proposals suggest the government is looking forward.
He says the government is trying to guide tourism into the future.
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