When more is not better.
It's tourism of a different kind which is causing problems in Europe. Construction on the Mediterranean coast has been spiraling out of control for years. Beach resorts form an almost unbroken line from Gibraltar to Greece and natural habitats have disappeared under kilometres of concrete. And so we pollute the sea, the land-and the air. Low-cost air travel is booming, in spite of ( or perhaps helped by ) economic problems in so many countries. Many Europeans consider that low-cost flights are ideal, allowing them to take several short holidays over the course of a year. Yet curiously, short flights actually have a much bigger effect on climate than long-haul flights. So, are there alternative, less damaging ways of seeing the world? Rail travel, for