Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:46 pm
A tax on NZ tourists leaving the country, and tougher
rules for car rental agencies, are two things the
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has suggested
could make tourism more sustainable.
Other
recommendations include requiring new tourism infrastructure
to meet environmental criteria before it gets funding, and
strengthening tools the Department of Conservation can use
to address the loss of wildness and natural quiet across our
natural attractions.
The SMC asked experts to comment
on the study.
Professor C. Michael Hall, Department of
Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, University of
Canterbury, comments:
“The four recommendations of
the PCE represent a valuable step on the path to an improved