A report by the UN’s tourism, environmental and weather agencies concludes that climate change within the next 50 years may trigger large changes in tourism habits and affect the local economies of popular tourist destinations.
The report predicts that tourists from temperate nations that currently dominate international travel would adapt and take advantage of new climatic opportunities closer to home.
UN officials underlined that some of the changes could be influenced by the indirect impacts of global warming, such as water shortages in popular warm weather resorts that would strain resources shared with the local population or agriculture.
For many destinations, tourism represents 40 percent of their economy.
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Climate Change will alter people's holiday plans
