overtourism
Venice residents have rallied against a day-tripper fee for visitors, implemented to combat excess tourism. Protesters argue that the fee turns the famous city into a 'theme park' and that it won't address the real issues they face. Hundreds of Venetians marched though the city's main bus terminal holding banners reading “No to Tickets, Yes to Services and Housing”. Protesters scuffled briefly with police with riot gear who blocked them from entering the city, before changing course and entering over another bridge escorted by plainclothes police officers. The demonstration eventually wrapped ...
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Visitors to Venice who fail to pay the entry fee to the historic city centre will face fines starting at 10 times the €5 ticket price. Starting this year, tourists will have to pay to enter the lagoon city, a move authorities have introduced to clamp down on overtourism. The charge will be in place on 29 days between April and mid-July. “We need to find a balance, a new balance between the tourists and residents,” said the municipal councillor for tourism, Simone Venturini. “We need to safeguard the spaces of the resident, of course, and we need to discourage the arrival of day trippers on par...
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As Europe nears peak summer season, tourist hotspots are increasingly feeling the strain. In some places, like Spain, locals have long been growing weary of the ‘sun, sex and sangria’ tourism certain destinations attract. But now the issue is more than just nuisance behaviour. Rising visitor numbers are putting pressure on health services, waste management, water supplies and housing at the expense of residents. Increased construction of hotel and housing developments is endangering historic sites, biodiversity and natural resources. Recently, frustrations have boiled over in several European ...
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Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals. Holding placards reading "People live here" and "We don't want to see our island die", they're urging for a stem to short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction which are driving up housing costs for locals. The protesters are being backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace, WWF, Ecologists in Action, Friends of the Earth and SEO/Birdlife. "We are not against tourism, we are against a model that has led us to the deterioration of our land, of our people bec...
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For years, residents of Barcelona’s La Salut neighbourhood have had to share their bus route with crowds of tourists. The number 116 stops at Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell, Barcelona’s second most popular attraction after the Sagrada Familia church. In other hotspot places around Europe, locals have tried to combat overcrowding with protests or ‘tourists go home’ stickers. But the Spanish city’s council has employed a novel tactic to give La Salut’s residents their bus back - the number 116 route has been wiped from Google and Apple maps Barcelona residents celebrate removal of bus route from onli...
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Amsterdam is banning the construction of new hotel buildings in its latest move to curb overtourism. The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists. "We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors,” the local government said in a statement. “This means: no over-tourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year." Authorities also announced a limit on river cruises as part of the bid to reduce visitor numbers. Amsterdam bans construction of new hotelsUnder the local council’s new rules, construction of...
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Lake Como is glitzy, glamorous and engulfed by tourism. The third largest lake in Italy, it sees as many as 1.4 million visitors a year descend on its shores. The tourist numbers are proving overwhelming for the holiday hotspot in northern Italy, and one city is now considering introducing a tourist tax. Mayor of the lakeside city of Como Alessandro Rapinese says he is mulling a Venice-style daily charge with suggestions that it could come into force soon. Lake Como to introduce a daytripper feeRapinese has lambasted Lake Como’s overtourism saying it is "difficult to be mayor when you are figh...
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Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx of visitors is ruining life in the holiday hotspot. One activist group on the island of Tenerife has planned a hunger strike over the construction of two new hotels. Others report locals sleeping in cars and caves due to soaring house prices. Graffiti has appeared on buildings and a rental car telling tourists to 'go home'. In 2023, the archipelago attracted 14.1 million foreign visitors, a record for the island group. Canary Island residents plan hunger...
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If you think of honeymoon destinations in Europe, chances are you’ll have the likes of the Amalfi Coast, Paris, Santorini and Barcelona on your list. While those well-trodden hotspots are popular for a reason, there are countless other options across the continent where you can escape the crowds. Whether you’re getting hitched this year, or your wedding day is a distant dream, why not add these more unusual choices for honeymoons to your potential post-wedding break? Skip uber-expensive Capri and the Amalfi Coast for nearby Ischia and ProcidaCapri and Amalfi Coast towns like Sorrento, Positano...
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Activists in Venice have staged a protest against the new day-tripper entry fee which will come into force on 25 April. A social housing group occupied a council building on Tuesday morning, displaying banners with slogans criticising the €5 tourist charge. The organisation also announced plans for a demonstration on the day the ticket will be launched. The protesters say they want a different vision for the city which doesn’t put tourism front and centre. Venice activists slam council spending on entry feeActivists from Venice’s Social Assembly for Housing and the Solidarity Network for Housi...
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