A link to a post on my Coldstreams blog where the global elite who have traveled the world advocate for travel restrictions. The underlying article reads like something from The Onion.
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Only the elite should be allowed to visit the Antarctic region
Only elite scientists and artists should be permitted to travel to the Antarctic region, say the elite. Because science or something.
Continue readingDo we need to end “free museums”?
Do we need to end “free museum admission” and free admission to other cultural attractions?
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Hah hah: “Sustainable luxury” hotels
“Sustainable luxury” hotels is sort of a joke, on the customer.
Continue readingTransport: The return of night trains?
Europe offers new overnight train options. They cost more and take much longer than air travel, but may save on overnight hotel costs.
Continue readingAir travel: Denmark proposes a “Green tax” on airline travel
Half of the proceeds would be used to subsidize “green fuels” for airlines, and the other half would be handed out as cash to elderly. Denmark considering a ‘green tax’…
Continue readingEco tourism: Barcelona closes port terminal to cruise ships
Cruise ships will now need to dock much further away from the city center, to reduce the impact of thousands of tourists leaving ships simultaneously: Barcelona restricts cruise ship access,…
Continue readingTaxes: Iceland to introduce a visitor/tourist tax
Iceland to create new tax on tourists.
Continue readingAir Travel, Taxes: France adds new taxes on aviation
France adds “green taxes” on some of the larger airports in France. Travel costs expected to rise.
Continue readingTaxes: Tax on future flying?
The International Council on Clean Transportation proposes your second flight in a year should have a $9 per person tax, and the per flight tax should rise to $177 for…
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