Search results for Overtourism

Popular vacation hot spots slap limits on tourist rentals, driving and more to protect 'stunning' spaces

Officials consider hard limits on visitor numbers to Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca as overtourism strains local communities. Residents have been fuming about overcrowding.

GREEKE BEACHES GO RADICALLY AGAINST OVERTOURISM

From Japan to India, overtourism cries out for new success metrics

Can tourism be considered successful if arrivals increase, but the local communities – the very soul of the destination – feel strained and excluded? Too often, tourism success is...

MASS TOURISM AND THE TRAVELER DILEMMA: EXPLORING THE WORLD WITHOUT HARM

Locals Around Mount Fuji Struggle to Deal With Tourist Influx

After an annual cherry blossom festival in Japan was canceled because of hordes of photo-seeking tourists, locals have spoken out about the disruption. [Read More]

Destinations Are Pushing Back on Tourists in 2026, and It’s Going to Cost You

A guide to every new fee, cap and crackdown reshaping the world’s most popular destinations.

Barcelona announces 100% tourist tax hike on cruise passengers as city ramps up efforts to tackle overcrowding

Mayor Jaume Collboni has ramped up efforts to tackle overtourism by increasing the daily fee for cruise passengers - who must now pay €8 (£6.80) to explore the Spanish capital.

‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoodsIn the heart of ancient Athens, on narrow streets and arou...

Tourists swamp small Italian villages with crowds 'blocking streets and trapping locals in their homes'

As temperatures rise, tourists have begun to infest the streets of the quaint villages that line the Amalfi Coast, knocking peeling shoulders against each other.

Beautiful beach island 'now a nightmare' overwhelmed by tourists

The Koh Phi Phi islands in Thailand deliver some of the most breathtaking scenery you're ever likely to see, but they've also struggled with overtourism issues since featuring in D...

The throngs of unwelcome visitors ruining Britain's most beautiful places: from ancient towns to scenic villages and a C...

Britain might be in the doldrums, but people from around the world still flock to these shores - around 45million a year, in fact. The trouble is that most of them end up in the sa...

'Tourism pollution': The Japanese town fighting back against crowds

Fed up with litter and trespassing, Fujiyoshida is refusing to promote the cherry blossom season that made it a viral hit.

Cultural clashes, ‘unruly crowds’ at Japan’s cherry blossom parties stir overtourism debate

Japan’s famed cherry blossom season has become the latest battleground in a broader debate over overtourism, etiquette and how foreign visitors are portrayed when trouble flares. T...

Overtourism threatens Sri Lanka’s leopards

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s most famous wildlife destination, is facing a conservation crisis as overcrowding and speeding safari jeeps increasingly threaten its wildlife, part...

5 Destinations Where Tourists Outnumber Locals (And Where to Travel Instead)

These locales are teeming with tourists, but nearby alternatives deliver the same charm without the crowds.

PORTUGAL CRACKS DOWN ON SHORT-TERM TOURIST RENTALS

Skip the Crowds: Italy’s Best Crowd-Free Experiences

With overtourism increasingly becoming an issue worldwide, it’s becoming more important than ever to turn to smarter alternatives. In the European cities of Barcelona and Venice, o...

Athens mayor pushes curbs on tourism growth, citing ‘over-saturation’

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas is pushing for strict limits on tourism development in the Greek capital, warning that parts of the historic center risk becoming overcrowded and losing t...

Locals lose access to their own Cotswolds village amid tourism boom

Locals are losing access to their own Cotswolds village thanks to a tourism boom.

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Japan’s Inbound Tourism Crowds Into Just Seven Prefectures: Report

A Tokyo Shimbun and Kyodo analysis of 2025 smartphone-location data finds seven prefectures account for 72 of Japan's top 100 inbound-tourist hotspots, while 25 prefectures don't a...

U.S. INBOUND TOURISM SLUMPS FURTHER