Category: Overtourism
‘Black Level’ alert: street closures in Madrid due to holiday overcrowding
A year’s increase of tourism in Spain ends with Madrid activating a black level measure for the influx of visitors to the city over the festive season.
Mass tourism: boon or threat to good lives?
What is ‘mass tourism’? How do we think about it and talk about it? Do we consider all of its contexts, costs, and benefits? Vilhelmiina Vainikka shared this “Good Tourism” Insight.
Milan bans the sale of takeaway drinks and food at certain hours
Milan is cracking down on disruptive nightlife in the busy Porta Venezia area by prohibiting the sale of takeaway drinks and food at certain hours.
Japan’s strategy to tackle overtourism as visitor numbers soar
Japan's tourism minister has announced new prevention measures to tackle problems of overtourism as visitor numbers soar.
The town famous for autumn foliage that prohibited influencers
As hordes of photographers began descending on a small, rural community to capture its vibrant autumnal colours, local residents fought back – and won.
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