Tourists tips

Lake Como is glitzy, glamorous and engulfed by tourism.

Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. 

As Europe nears peak summer season, tourist hotspots are increasingly feeling the strain.

For years, residents of Barcelona’s La Salut neighbourhood have had to share their bus route with crowds of tourists.

Day-trippers to Venice who fail to pay the €5 to enter the lagoon city’s historic centre will face fines starting at 10 times the entrance fee, officials said on Thursday.

Visitors to the southern Spanish city of Seville will soon have to pay to visit one of its most popular attractions.

The Eiffel Tower is closed for a fourth day running on Thursday (22 February) as workers strike in France’s capital city.

The pastel-painted villages and cliffs terraced with lemon groves of Italy’s Amalfi Coast attract some five million tourists a year.

Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. 

With revenge travel - taking a trip that was cancelled during the pandemic - still prompting soaring visitor numbers, some popular destinations took steps to crack down on overtourism in 2023.

The Palace of Versailles has been evacuated following a bomb threat.

Fake signs warnings of bedbug infestations are being used to deter tourists in Athens, Greece.

Venice authorities have unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. 

A stray cat in Poland made international headlines earlier this year after being voted the best tourist attraction in the city of Szczecin.

The popularity of digital nomad visas is on the rise, according to a new report from the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

A historic tower in the northern Italian city of Bologna was closed to the public over the weekend after concerns about stability.

International tourists have been flocking back to Japan with visitor numbers nearly reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to government statistics.

France is on high security alert with top Paris tourist attractions evacuated over the weekend due to fears of a potential attack.

Bulgaria is seeing a near return to normal after the pandemic.

The Spanish city of Seville has announced it will be cracking down on the antisocial behaviour of stag and hen dos.

Tourists in Benidorm have been warned about “piranha-style” fish after a number of attacks in Alicante.