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Has the sustainable travel bug bitten down under?

Tim Boyd
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It's the hot global trend in travel that counts Prince Harry and young climate activist Greta Thunberg as its flag-bearers, but for a country that is a long, carbon-emitting flight from anywhere, how does the sustainable tourism bug translate down under?

In a big way, it turns out. Research released by Nielsen this year showed that more than 2.2 million Australians wanted to take part in eco-tourism on their holidays within the next year.

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Tim Boyd is a journalist, based in Sydney, who writes for the Street Talk column. Connect with Tim on Twitter. Email Tim at tim.boyd@afr.com

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