Sustainable Canada: Tackling Overtourism

By Elizabeth Becker. VICTORIA, British Columbia

The tsunami warning was a nice touch.

On the first day that delegates opened discussions about tourism and climate change, planet Earth responded with a jolt. Shortly after midnight, sirens blared and cellphones rang across Vancouver Island: WARNING — TSUNAMI: Prepare to evacuate.

The waves from an Alaskan earthquake never materialized, but Canada’s first national sustainable tourism conference felt both cursed and blessed.