Destination Stewardship Report – May-August 2023

Destination Monitor Selections

European Cities Impose Stricter Tourist Taxes | TTW
Livability is the goal.

Berlin to Follow Danish Model | The Berliner
Rewarding tourists for making sustainable choices.

Bali Ditches Inappropriate Sightseeing Elevator | TTW 

Iceland Rethinks Mass Tourism | NY Times

Airbnb Crackdown in New York Didn’t Free up Housing | WSJ
The 2023 rules muted tourist partying but not soaring rents.

Celebrity Power: Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico Supports Sustainable Tourism | Washington Post

Jamica’s Sunken Port Royal Now on World Heritage List | Travel & Leisure

Morocco’s Gnaoua Music Festival Said to Lose Authenticity | TTW
As tourism rises, founding African diaspora communities fade

Greenland Town Divided Over Cruise Ships | Guardian
Ilulissat locals say they’re frozen out of cruise bounty

Too Much Success on Scotland’s 500 Drive | NY Times

Tourism on Peru’s Rainbow Mountain Sparked a Visionary’s Murder | Bloomburg