On Sunday, the globe marked World Tourism Day. The landmark date comes at a time when the tourism industry is staring into an abyss. The pandemic has brought tourism, as we know it, to a screeching halt, with operators and the travel-hungry dreaming of the day when the world can get moving again.

Closer to home though, we need to talk about the local tourism. Not the foreign trips or globe trotters, but compact weekend getaways, our local facilities and our responsibilities to put real meaning into Tourism Day, on a more relatable level.