Collected news about events and trends affecting the condition of destinations around the world—for better or worse.
- Pricey Resort Destinations Fight to Make Room for Locals | WSJ
Vail, Nantucket tools include deed restrictions that favor workers. - New Rules Spare Tourist-Hammered Destinations | Traveller
14 examples - Japan Works to Tame Overtourism | Jampan Times
- Nantucket, USA – Historic Only on the Outside? | NY Times
- Pacific Islands Tourism Dilemma – Rising Seas vs. Jet Emissions | Guardian
- Luxury Properties Barricade Caribbean Beaches | Americas Quarterly
Update on a long simmering issue - Faroe Islands Debate Tourism Fees | Icenews
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA Reverses a Dying City Center | Washington Post
- Uneven "Airbnb Effect" As Seen in Hochatown, USA | NY Times
How the platform makes and breaks destinations - Uganda Tourism Plans for Source of the Nile Spark Anger | Ankole Times
- Sedona, Arizona Still Unhappy About Tourism | LA Times
Despite mitigation measures - After the Fire: Hawaii Debates Tourism | ABC News
- Summer Heat Reshapes Med Destination Expectations | Majorca Daily |
- Canada's Halifax Waterfront Wins at Placemaking | Happy Cities
- Morocco Tourism After the Quake | NY Times
Is preserving vernacular architecture a death trap? - Ocean Coasts Grapple with Renewed Overtourism | Economist
- Big Cruise Ships Annoy Some Cities | WSJ
More limits sought - Sumatra's Mentawai Islands Draw Surfers – and Resorts | Washington Post
Bless the locals, for they know not what is to come. - Boozey Brits Bedevil Balearics | NYT
Spaniards divided about the annual invasion - Entitled Tourists Spoil Summer of Travel Recovery | Washington Post
- Paradigm Shift Needed for Ocean Tourism | Economist
- Colorado Launches Destination Stewardship Initiative | CTO
- Unbridled Yosemite Again Suffers Crowds | WSJ
- Tahoe Region Adopts Destination Stewardship Plan | Mountain Democrat
Creation of the first stewardship council for the region. - Hawaii Turns to Destination Stewardship | Star Advertiser
- Solve Overtourism By Favoring Local Things | Travel Weekly
Crowds fixate on famous sites; market the day-to-day instead. - Galápagos Tourism Unsustainable | Atlantic
- Overtourism Returns to Greece Big Time | Guardian
- Amsterdam to Ban Cruise Ships | Smithsonian
- Travelers Can Combat Overtourism | Discoverer
- World Heritage Listings Bring Mixed Blessings | NY Times
- Controversial Dominica Cable Car To Move Forward | Dominica News
Impact on World Heritage site raises concerns. - Gujarat To Create Wetland Ecotourism Destination, Improve Habitat | Times of India
- Amsterdam To Urge Rowdy Visitors to Stay Away | 10play
Another tourism campaign against visiting. - Cambodia Evicts Ankor Residents | Skift
- Bali Cracks Down On Unruly War Refugees | Daily Mail
Russian, Ukrainian miscreants spark visa tightening - Developers Must Rebuild Razed Pub from its Own Rubble | Washington Post
- Biden Names New National Monuments | CNN
- Greenland Hopes for Balanced Tourism | NY Times
Seeks Goldilocks visitation levels to diversify its extractive economy. - Fear of California Poppy Tourists Forces Closure of Entire Canyon | WSJ
- Protection Reinstated for Alaska's Tongass Forest | Washington Post
- Downeast Maine Becomes New U.S. National Heritage Area | Maine Monitor
- Faroe Islands' Tourism Strategy Ticks All the Boxes | Sustainable Brands
"Preservolution" approach engages locals and tourists - Coming: RCL's Largest Ship Yet | Afar
Icon of the Seas to carry some 10,000 people—where? - Kilimanjaro's Shrinking Ice Cap Endagers Tourism | VOA
- Ehtics Issues Threaten Thai Elephant Tourism | BBC
- Overrun Amsterdam Targets Naughty Tourists: “Stay Away”| CNN
- India's Jains Protest Tourism Nod for Shikharji Temple | Adda 24-7
- Fodor's 2023 "No List" Includes Tahoe, Antarctica, Italian Hotspots | Grist
And more, much more. Skip them to save them? - Greek Tourism Explosion Threatens Monuments | Guardian
Overtourism strikes again.
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About Jonathan Tourtellot
CEO, Destination Stewardship Center; Editor, Destination Stewardship Report; Principal, Focus on Places LLC; founding Director, former Nat Geo Center for Sustainable Destinations