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Venice bans large groups and loudspeakers to enhance local life
The Italian city of Venice has announced new limits on the size of tourist groups - the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city.
The impacts of local control on tourism
Overtourism, destruction of habitat and exploitation of communities have indeed created backlash, and a growing number of tourism-related companies are taking proactive steps to get the target off their backs.
‘Bluewashing’: the exploitative side of ecotourism against local communities
The idea of vacation spots that are a “paradise on earth” can sometimes overlook uncomfortable truths.
Countries implementing smoking bans in public areas
France has announced it is banning smoking on beaches as part of a wider campaign to help people quit. By the first half of 2024, the four-year 'plan anti-tabac' will also see lighting up prohibited outside of schools and in government-owned forests and green areas.
Hotel Indigo introduces a program to revive the lost art of borrowing from neighbors
Hotel Indigo, part of IHG’s Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio, is launching a first-of-its-kind offering—in the U.S. and U.K.—where those who live in the same zip code, or postcode, as a Hotel Indigo can now “borrow” everyday necessities at no cost.
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Croatia aiming to become Europe’s most sustainable travel destination
Despite the challenge she had ahead of her, she has put a focus on not only rebuilding the Balkan country’s battered tourism industry but on making Croatia a touchstone for sustainable travel.