Collected news about events and trends affecting the condition of destinations around the world—for better or worse.
- VR Vacations Could Relieve Overtourism | Bloomberg
At least for those averse to crowds. - Study: DMO Roles Turning Toward Management | Phocus Wire
- High Komodo Fee Will Fight Overtourism | Bloomberg
Good for the dragons, bad for people? - San Miguel A. To Go Green | Travel Pulse
- Bolsonaro Targets Fernando de Noronha | Washington Post
Would turn the World Heritage island into a new Cozumel. - Urban-Planning Students Tackle Overtouristed Crete | ABC News
- Tourism Pledges Gain Favor | NY Times
Pleased to see us quoted in this story. - Europe's Dilemma: Airbnb Yays and Nays | FT
"Touristification" disrupts historic cities. - How Govts Create Overtourism: Utah | WSJ
- Will Sand Mining Ruin Scenic Utah? | Independent
- Low Season Travel Spares the Place and the Person | Travindy
- The Dutch Confront Tourism | Atlantic
- European Seaports Resist Cruise Ships | PBS News Hour
- Sorbonne Study: Airbnb Reigns in Reykjavik | Iceland Review
- Overtourism on Santorini "A Huge Problem" | Argophilia
- Do Cruise Ships Cause Overtourism? | CNN
- Overtourism, Climate Change Afflict Lake Baikal | South China Morning Post
- Using Taxes for Overtourism | Skift
Traveler taxes for better management, not marketing - Landscape Art Helps Rural N Dak | CBS
Huge sculptures attract tourists, doubts - Sargassum Bedevils Carib Beaches | The Scientist
Fueled by Amazon deforestation?
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About Jonathan Tourtellot
CEO & Portal Editor, DestinationCenter.org; Principal, Focus on Places LLC; former senior editor, National Geographic Traveler; founding Director, former NG Center for Sustainable Destinations