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Tourism is responsible for about 8 percent of the world's carbon emissions. Development, pollution, and water shortages threaten local land and human and animal populations. How do we turn the tide of the environmental costs of travel?

Tourism is a 9 trillion dollar industry and growing. But where does all that money go? Are you getting the best bang for your buck? And are your host destinations benefitting?

Experience is the backbone of travel and tourism, but when does experience become exploitation? With the commodification of cultures and traditions, is authentic travel still possible?

At its core, travel has always been driven by the motivation to discover new places, meet new people, and take in new cultures. So why do so many destinations focus on offering the same things and the same look and feel?

Explores the tipping point of tourism in Barcelona, the measures being taken to control the masses in Amsterdam, and Kosovo's attempts to attract some of the overspill to their emerging destination.