@Liv @Anna9170 @An15
Tourism has always been embraced in my life from when I was a child.
Our European born father was always picking up Hitch-hikers from various countries on his travels & offering them accommodation on the farm where we have Native Bush.
Since his death that part of the farm along with part of where the cattle grazed over the winter months has been gifted to the Queen Elizabeth 2 Trust for perpetuity.
We were lucky to have Kiwi birds at the later part of the family estate so along with a night of star gazing one could clearly see The Southern Cross.
Having grown up in a country away from one's parents birth place perhaps makes one more aware of the wider importance of connecting through travel & tourism.
Throughout life I've found those whose families have traveled to start life in a different country are more compassionate towards other nationalities and cultures, and more likely to work hard to save up one's monies to travel abroad.
Let's hope air and ocean travel returns promptly for the betterment of Society.