This fortnightly posting appeared first at The Good Tourism Blog July 2 under the heading “Climate change at home and away.” It should be read together with my own last posting to show how global warming is driving leisure travel to take place closer to home. I introduce it here and then link to its original site where it has led the list for several days. Please consider passing this link on to others. Hurricane Beryl is an exclamation point for how the shift is taking place and allows us to consider new travel choices.
Introduction
I n this epoch of climate change, a family on Grand Bahama deposits a Norwegian Cruise Line vacation in full but in 2020 when Hurricane Dorian flattens their house they cancel their trip. They get their money back although NCL won’t acknowledge the repayment lest additional no-show passengers think this singular refund will become a default practice.
A company in Virginia advertises that if you’re going away you should call them to check your roof, gutters, windows, and trees near your house, the soundness of your window installations, and more, so you won’t return to find your place unlivable.
Before you leave, a Calgary, Canada-based insurance company explains at length what you need to know about damage that occurs while you’re on vacation.
These examples show how climate change is influencing climate action where we live, not only at the destinations we travel to.
