Holidays just for the selfies: Five ways travelling has changed


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  • Friday, 09 Aug 2019

If you're not posting a selfie on social media, it didn't happen – or so the tourist thinking often is. — dpa

Flying to an island resort for the price of a taxi, selfie sticks in front of landmarks and a new sense of guilt for flying: Travelling has changed a lot in recent years. Here are five things that are different today than they used to be.

A flight to the next beach is just as cheap as a taxi, and you can barely make out the Colosseum behind all the selfie sticks. You feel climate guilt when you fly, and more overtourism guilt when you arrive at your location.

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