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The Future. Countries all around the world are instituting new rules and initiatives to curb the amount of luggage travelers carry, especially as tourism hits record highs. The hope is that by reducing luggage, the tourism industry could lower the amount of carbon emissions it emits and make traveling logistics more friendly for residents. If the process is seamless, it may even just increase travel. The easier, the better.
Essentials only
More and more countries are asking travelers to leave their luggage at home.
- Switzerland and Austria offer plenty of clothing and gear rental options for people coming to the Swiss Alps to ski or snowboard, via companies like Verbier and SkiGala.
- Dubrovnik, Croatia, strongly encourages visitors not to use rolling luggage to protect its historic cobblestones.
- Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — home to popular safaris — asks travelers only to bring light, soft-sided bags with minimal clothes, as lodges provide supplies and toiletries.
Japan takes things the furthest, with Japan Airlines’ “Any Wear, Anywhere” initiative allowing flyers to have suitcases of tailored clothes provided for them when they arrive in Tokyo, Osaka, or Fukuoka. The trial is meant to test the environmental impact of handling less luggage and lowering the weight on planes.
And, who knows, the clothes they provide could feel like a vacation from your own wardrobe.
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