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Editor’s note

The world’s gaze has recently turned from the bushfires in Australia to efforts to contain a new(more on that on p22), ‘in a nutshell, it’s tourism that delivers meaningful guest experiences and benefits locals without negatively influencing communities and the environment.’ Across my decade of editing magazine, I believe we’ve lived these values, yet want to do more: our subscriber edition is now delivered in easily recycled paper envelopes; we off-set all our travel; and we’re arming you with ideas to reduce your footprint while travelling – I hope – in a more fulfilling way than ever before.

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