Travel with a clear conscience
The most ethically and morally unpopular travel destinations
Russia is currently not a popular travel destination for Germans.
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The Germans attach great importance to moral factors when it comes to their holiday destinations – very few want to go to Russia.
The conscience travels with you: As a new survey by the travel rating and booking portal HolidayCheck shows, Germans also attach importance to the situation of the local population when choosing their vacation spots.
68 percent exclude certain countries from their vacation plans due to moral or ethical concerns. At the top of the excluded countries is currently Russia with 30 percent. 22 percent name Turkey, 15 percent China. Six percent do not want to travel to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, five percent do not want to go to North Korea or Iran.
Freedom of expression and equality important
The travel decision is determined by various factors, as the survey further shows. Countries that restrict expression are unattractive to 70 percent of travelers. Systematic discrimination against women deters 62 percent. For more than half of those surveyed, the following are also important: democratic forms of government, no discrimination against minorities, fair working conditions in tourism and freedom of the press.
Almost half of those surveyed believe that tourism can contribute to social change. 70 percent do not want to support countries with their travel money due to ethical or moral aspects. At least 30 percent are afraid of personal consequences.
“Mindful Travel”
Travel agencies are already adapting to “Mindful Traveling”. In addition to climate tables and flight connections, travel platforms also want to make information on the topic of “ethically responsible travel” available in the future. “In many destinations there is a tension between the domestic political situation and the price structure. We want to give travelers the information they need to make their own decisions,” explains Christoph Ludmann, CEO of HolidayCheck.