“When you are talking about
how to manage destinations,
you have to include the
domestic tourism numbers
[not just international tourist
arrival statistics, which are
easier to come by]”“Responsibility is free.
We can all take as much
of it as we can handle”If given a choice, 52%
of tourists would
choose sustainable
travel, says UNWTO
“Mass tourism is killing
Leh... imagine 200,000
people in a 5sq km radius
in five summer months...
We’re now trying to
take tourism beyond
summer and beyond Leh
to the homes of Amalehs
(mothers) in the villages
to increase Ladakh’s
carrying capacity”5432