Overtourism tips

The medieval walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, is turning to technology to manage its burgeoning tourism industry. Traffic has become unmanageable since the city starred as a backdrop in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

Rome is one of the most established tourist destinations in the world and 2025 is set to be a bumper year for visitor numbers. 

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Mallorca continues to be one of Spain’s most popular tourist regions despite its recent large-scale protests.

Thousands of residents in Juneau, Alaska, are voting through next Tuesday on an initiative to ban any cruise ship with a capacity of over 250 passengers from docking in their city on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.

Malaga is one of Spain’s most popular summer destinations, receiving around 14 million visitors in 2023. 

Zita Cobb founded a radically different model of travel when she went home to Fogo Island, Newfoundland, over a decade ago.

La Maddalena archipelago is one of the most picturesque spots in Sardinia, with untainted beaches and flora-filled rocky outcrops. 

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Rome is looking to clamp down on overcrowding and tourist misbehavior at the Trevi Fountain, one of the world’s most iconic and popular attractions, with a reservation system.

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Greece plans to tax cruise passengers that step foot on the islands Santorini and Mykonos and ban new short-term rentals in three of Athens’ central districts, the prime minister announced on Saturday.

Another European city is cracking down on short-term holiday rentals in a bid to to curb overtourism.

Tourists may no longer be able to see Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain whenever they want or for free.

A town in Japan got so fed up with tourists earlier this year that they built a huge fence blocking the view of the attraction they are coming for - the famous Mount Fuji.

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America’s national parks have been swamped with visitors. To help them, the Lily Endowment awarded the National Park Foundation a $100 million grant.

Spain’s beach towns are at a bursting point. Protests have filled streets from Barcelona to Malaga this summer, with residents demanding that tourists go home.

Mallorca experienced a drop in short-term rental bookings in July following a regulatory crackdown and widespread protests against overtourism.

More tourists than last year are visiting Spain and staying in short-term rentals, according to the Spanish government’s latest data.

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