Overtourism

Hey, did you hear the one about local residents using squirt guns on tourists eating outdoors in Barcelona? About the TV ads that Amsterdam telling rowdy British tourists not to come? Did you know that additional tourist fees have been added for visitors to Venice, Bali, the Riviera Maya, and Greece? Tourism numbers are setting …

Before you take off traveling abroad this year and next, you may need to add a little to your budget for tourist fees and extra taxes. After the most popular travel destinations got a much-needed break from the crowds in 2020 and 2021, the past two years have seen tourism numbers return to their peak …

There’s a travel term you’re going to be hearing a lot of in the coming year: “overtourism.” I know this because I’ve been hearing it a lot at tourism conferences over the past year and the intensity is increasing. The term is coming up more and more in the news, especially in Europe. In short, …