The Tourism ‘Crisis’ in San Andrés

Feb 11, 2025
23 mins

Episode Description

When two budget airlines collapsed in Colombia, tourism to the small island of San Andrés suddenly dropped. The travel industry makes up 90 percent of the island’s economy, and many worried this would spell a crisis for its residents. What actually happens to a popular destination when many of the tourists stop coming? 


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