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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
Air travel is fine. Overtourism is largely caused by short term rentals (eg. AirBnB) and cruise ships. A 737 can drop off 200 people. A cruise ship can drop off 2000. These are very different problems. Flights are not extraordinarily cheaper than 20 years ago. What is cheaper is accommodations, thanks to STRs.
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Flights aren't much more than they were 20 years ago, while inflation has pushed everything else up. Outside of Canada, short and medium haul flights remain quite cheap. You can book a round trip fare for two on Wizz from London to Rome in September for 157 quid.