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Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

Do your research.

here are more than 150 resorts in the Maldives—17 of which opened just in 2019—and another 115 in development. To narrow it down responsibly, start by doing a little digging. “There are things you can find out just from their website,” says Susanne Becken, a professor of sustainable tourism at Australia’s Griffith University. “Do

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