Europe doesn’t want tourists – but without their money most economies would collapse

Before the pandemic, “green” travel was mainly directed towards so-called “ecotourism” initiatives and requests for hotel guests not to chuck their barely used hotel towels on the bathroom floor. But the clear skies of 2020 and 2021 invited blue-planet thinking. Suddenly different questions were raised. What if we all flew less or stopped flying altogether? What if we took our main holidays at home? What if we all agreed that no-frill flights and cruise ships – and the crowds they generate – are