References
https://www.nomadasaurus.com/overtourism-solutions/
https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/overtourism-solutions/
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/amsterdam-overtourism-solution-tourists-technology-van-gogh-museum-canal-boat-rides-a8015811.html
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-too-many-tourists/index.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/108557976/cruise-ship-pollution-casts--dark-wake-in-the-capital--the-equivalent-to-over-200000-extra-cars-daily
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/what-can-we-do-about-overtourism
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/overtourism-a-growing-global-problem
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/the-rise-in-tourists-visiting-japan-is-statistically-off-the-charts
www.youtube.com
https://welovebudapest.com/en/2017/10/12/is-the-party-over-for-rowdy-budapest-bar-hub-district-vii/
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Overtourism
4. Management solutions
There are radical and less radical solutions
Make cruises dock outside of the city and ban cruises over 55000 tons
Discover the City app and City Card
encourage visitors to plan their trip for later in the day
displays live feed showing the queue at the most popular places
sends users notifications warning when an attraction is busier than normal and suggesting alternatives
Organizations which deal with the issue
Assembly of neighborhoods for sustainable tourism (abts)
They are against overtourism and its negative impacts
Better marketing and education of the tourists
Limiting transportation options
Reducing demand in peak periods
Seek to spread tourist arrivals over wider periods of time
Define the carrying capacity
Limit the allowed number of tourist
Develop sustainability accounting practices.
Measuring the benefits and costs
Demarketing
Destinations focus on attracting fewer, high-spending and low impact tourists, rather than large groups
VERY risky
Government has to accept the responsibility of management
2. Effects and practical examples
Consequences: Protests and touristphobia
Large cruises in city harbours
Cruise pollution
They disturb the aesthetic harmony of the city
Local amenities and infrastructure are put under enormous strain
Tourists cause dramatic changes
Huge rubbish pits (f.e in Gili Trawangan)
Natural habitat of animals disappears
Harm on the environment
F.e authorities had to close the Maya Beach because of the harm tourists caused
Local markets are targeted
F.e Barcelona
Tourists mainly go there to take pictures, not to buy things
They have to change and compete the needs of the tourists, instead of the locals
They serve juices and refreshments, instead of fresh food etc
In given destinations tourists forget about their behaviour
Barcelona, Budapest, Paris etc.
Turismo de borrachera (Drunk tourism)
Noise levels and improper trash disposal
They come there to do everything they can't do in their home
Inhabitants can't sleep at night in thetourist neighbourhoods
Losing locals and habitants (f.e Venice)
The destination loses its character, identity and authenticity
The useful shops (Butchers, dressmakers etc) leaves the city (f.e Venice)
They are replaced by souvenir shops
Foreigners rent apartments
There isn't enough flats for locals and they are super expensive
Young people cannot afford to buy or rent an apartment
It is pricing residents out of the property market
Locals are moving away
The cost of living is increasing every day
5.Tips for individual tourists
Support The Local Community With Your Time And Money
Be environmentally friendly
Visit in the shoulder season
Search out regional alternatives
Skip Airbnb homes
Watch your attitude, don't do something you wouldn't do in your city
3.Geographical hotspots
Thailand
Maya Beach
i,
Iceland
Japan
Tokyo
Kyoto
1,4 million residents, attracts circa 50 million foreign visitors
Italy
Venice
50,000 citizens, attracts around 25 to 30 million foreign visitors per year
Spain
Mallorca
Barcelona
1,6 million residents, attracts circa 32 million foreign
1. Definition
A situation when either local people or the tourists feel that the place is overvisited and it is changing its character
The excessive growth of visitors leading to overcrowding in areas where residents suffer the consequences of temporary and seasonal tourism peaks, which have enforced permanent changes to their lifestyles, access to amenities and general well-being
