Big tourism must demand action to save the reef – its business depends on it | David Ritter
by David Ritter from Environment | The Guardian on (#2E65E)
As the Great Barrier Reef faces the return of coral bleaching, why are Mantra, Accor and Marriott still silent on Adani?
According to a blog post on the home page of the tourism giant Mantra Group, a "family holiday in Queensland would be incomplete without a visit to the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world".
Which raises the question, why isn't the Mantra Group - one of Australia's largest hotel and resort operators, with more than $8bn in asset management including a string of resorts in north Queensland - vociferous in demanding action to save the reef?
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