The Lost Summer: Scotland’s Ethical Tourism Firms Fear for Survival

The Lost Summer: Scotland’s Ethical Tourism Firms Fear for Survival
A manually operated turntable ferry transports cars and passengers over the Kyle Rhea strait, Scotland, in 2019. Handout/Thomson Reuters Foundation
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LONDON—For more than 50 years, a manually operated turntable ferry in rural Scotland has transported passengers between the mainland and Isle of Skye, one of the last ferries of its kind in the world.

About 35,000 tourists take the MV Glenachulish between April and October each year, some spotting eagles or seals on the scenic route over the Kyle Rhea strait to the famed beauty spot.