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Is the future of travel underwater?

“Underwater tourism is opening the ocean up to travellers, offering them the chance to see the marine world that covers 70% of our planet.

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The ocean is a saltwater body covering 70% of the globe's home to millions of plants and fish. It accounts for around 97% of our water supply, and we depend on it for our survival. Yet despite regular discoveries, still much remains unknown to us about this extraordinary and spectacular under world.

Around 80% of the ocean remains unchartered - unmapped and unexplored.

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“Underwater tourism is opening the ocean up to travellers, offering them the chance to see the marine world that covers 70% of our planet. “New, high-profile openings – such as the world’s first underwater hotel, the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, which opened in 2018; the world’s largest underwater restaurant Under in Norway, opened in 2019; and the hot new trend of underwater art galleries, such as 2019’s Ngaro Underwater Sculpture Trail in Australia’s Whitsunday Islands – are all bringing more people into contact with marine sites.”

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The Ngaro Underwater Sculpture Trail in Australia’s Whitsunday Islands showcases six art installations

“As underwater tourism becomes more innovative and grows in popularity, we have a chance to ensure that new attractions are not only developed sustainably but also to educate travellers and raise awareness of the plight of the reefs and marine world. “If done well, underwater tourism just might help save our oceans.”

Read the full story http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200628-is-the-future-of-travel-underwater
Credit story By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, BBC.com, 29 June, 2020

Norway’s dramatic underwater restaurant

Located 5m below the sea off the coast of Lindesnes, Norway, Europe’s first underwater restaurant serves fresh seafood with a one-of-a-kind view.

Credit By BBC's The Travel Show 1 May 2019. BBC's Travel Show brings you the latest insider travel news, a wealth of destinations, amazing experiences and features, practical hints, tips, and advice for your holidays.

A worthy read - for lovers of the ocean, conservationist, anyone with the travel bug, culture enthusiast, etc. 

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