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Barcelona, Venice and Amsterdam are among Europe’s favourite travel destinations and benefit greatly from tourism. However, the massive influx of visitors places a considerable burden on the cities and their inhabitants.
To counteract the negative effects of overtourism, these cities are taking decisive action. Following public protests, no new hotels may be built in Venice and cruise ships will have to use other moorings in future. Amsterdam has banned guided tours of its famous red light district in order to protect local residents. Paris is planning to ban coaches from the city centre in order to improve the quality of life. Other overcrowded cities are also trying to control the situation through various methods.
Do you think that overtourism is a serious problem in Europe?
Sources: National Statistics Offices, Statista, Le Monde, Forbes
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Is this comparing total number of visitors per year to inhabitants?
If so, it’s a misleading graphic because visitors only stay for a week or two.
If it’s annual, I’m wondering how any city wouldn’t have a ratio of at least 3:1 like London? Hell, my house has something like a 20:1 ratio over a year, but there’s never 20 people there at a time
Is this annual visitors?
BecauseI used to live in a ski resort in lapland. The municipality had 6500 inhabitants nd half a million tourists annually, huge majority in winter.
iiuc, it is annual visitors indeed.
Kinda makes me glad I live somewhere boring that no one wants to visit lol
Better hope no influencers take a photo outside a corner store in your small town! The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko, home to 26,000, had been invaded by tourists recreating a trendy social media photo that turned a local convenience store into the Tower of Pisa. The local municipality had to install a giant screen over the front of the store to get rid of tourists.
Anyone been to Woolacombe in winter?
The surf beach in the UK?
Yeah, it’s known for its beach
Surfed many a fine wave there back in the day. Lovely area.
Croyd also.
