Tourism Concern

21/07/2024

https://oercommons.s3.amazonaws.com/media/courseware/relatedresource/file/Water_Equity_in_Tourism_2012.pdf?ResponseContentDisposition=attachment%3Bfilename%3D%22Water_Equity_in_Tourism_2012.pdf%2

This is the link to an important Water Equity in Tourism Report

20/06/2024

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/06/18/calo-des-moro-residents-protest-against-over-tourism-on-mallorca-beach/?utm_campaign=317611_DailySensemaker_240618&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&UID=PNIxmXiBgq98bv6&dm_i=7EQK,6T2J,RR9XU,T19W,1

The Calo des Moro cove in Mallorca is breathtaking and, by inevitable extension, insta-famous. Last year, tourists formed three-hour queues to get a spot (and a snapshot). Mayor Maria Pons acknowledged the area had become an “obsession”, with some tourists bringing changes of swimwear to take a ...

06/06/2024

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14/05/2024

OER Commons now hosts the Tourism Concern Archive. Register with them to read our unique resources for free.
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14/05/2024

https://datappeal.io/the-cost-of-crowds-how-top-destinations-are-curbing-overtourism/

Prof Goodwin discusses in a new article the strategic responses to overtourism: from regulations to innovations.

27/04/2024

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/venice-italy-tourists-simon-calder-b2534543.html?lid=wly4fhid1bq5&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=Simon%20Calder%27s%20Travel%20Week%20Newsletter%2026-04-24&utm_term=IND_Travel_Newsletter_CDP

Venice isn’t the only place in Italy that has recently introduced new measures aimed at tackling overcrowding

25/04/2024

https://amp.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/23/world-bank-suspends-tanzania-tourism-funding-after-claims-of-killings-and-evictions

Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, leading bank to withhold final $50m of $150m budget

21/04/2024

21/04/2024

The current shock horror among UK lovers of holidays in the Canaries has spawned a new set of stories on over tourism. This one features the only two media friendly critical voices left after Tourism Concern closed. The problem? Same as it always was, except worse. And it’s even more insoluble now. Do you agree?

The seven main Canary Islands are home to a total of 2.2 million people - yet welcomed nearly 14 million international tourists in 2023 alone.

20/04/2024

The Canaries join the band of destinations where communities have said ‘Enough’.

Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and prompts environmental emergencies

03/03/2024

From Seville to Venice to Amsterdam, Europe is learning to improve locals’ lives by curbing tourists’ enthusiasm

29/02/2024

https://oercommons.org/ now hosts the Tourism Concern Archive. Search Tourism Concern to read our unique resources for free.

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17/11/2023

Interesting article - includes thoughts on sustainability
https://www.independent.co.

Arbitrary at best and greenwashing at worst, it’s hard to believe these lists are influencing the average traveller, writes Lucy Thackray

14/10/2023

Cruising in the spotlight again. Some distressing stats included.

Enviromental activists blast expedition cruising as ‘indecent’

01/09/2023

Fairbnbcoop is growing fast. Not heard of it? Take a look at its story.

Our JourneyWe’re on a mission to redefine tourism. We believe in the power of travel to connect people, cultures, and economies. But we also understand the need for a new kind of tourism – one that values community, sustainability, and fair economic growth.That’s why we’re changing tourism o...

18/08/2023

Popped up on a member's Facebook memories from one year ago.
The only statutory arrangement for regulating station staffing resides within ticket offices; station staff will go if they close.

21/07/2023

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66264226

It comes months after young British men were urged not to hold bachelor parties in the Dutch capital.

15/07/2023

https://www.ft.com/content/334c8e70-8434-439a-b181-f07c5495af4c

Complaints about overcrowding and cultural insensitivity are getting louder. Now some destinations have decided to act

07/06/2023

Money trumps morals yet again in tourism

SINGAPORE, 29 May 2023: The Tokyo-based ASEAN-Japan Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism provided a grant to the Myanmar junta’s investment and foreign economic relations ministry for a capacity-building programme on reforms required to implement international investment agreements according to...

31/05/2023

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-mass-tourism-candidates-crosshairs-election-year-2023-05-25/

Scrawled across Barcelona's opera house, along the city's renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden graffiti urging tourists to "go home".

24/05/2023

Political leaders call for new powers to hike taxes on holiday homes amid crackdown

08/05/2023

Very encouraged by cynical comments below this post. Sustainable!!!This is the Saudis throwing money to grow tourism and whitewash its image. Don’t fall for it. Though if you’re teaching tourism you could use the film as an example of what not to do to our world!!

NEOM is one of the last places on Earth waiting to be explored. Interwoven with nature and advanced by technology, NEOM is The New Frontier in travel.

23/04/2023

"What tourist hot spots most yearned for a decade or two ago – high numbers, influx and flows – is precisely what is now causing them problems". Italy is bringing in new strategies to try and control 'overtourism'....

Italy depends on tourism but despairs at the hordes who descend on its beauty spots. Its solutions are being watched around the globe

05/04/2023

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/overtourism-cruise-venice-amsterdam-b2310275.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IND_Travel%202023-03-31&utm_term=IND_Travel_Newsletter_CDP

With Amsterdam taking aim at disorderly Brits, we discover where else has a difficult relationship with visitors

23/10/2022

Who now takes up the cause of communities like this one...? Are there any networks still fighting tourism related exploitation?
https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/construction-hotel-chimbuk-hill-hundreds-mros-take-part-long-march-2040705

Hundreds of members of the Mro community brought out a long march today -- from Chimbuk Hill to Bandarban town -- in protest against construction of a five-star hotel and tourist spot in Chimbuk Hill, which they believe is “a threat to the forest, biodiversity and environment of the area”.

21/10/2022

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/sep/29/mayan-locals-fight-eviction-threat-tulum-mexico-developers-land-grab

Indigenous people in the tourist hotspot on the Riviera Maya face losing their homes as land is sold for luxury housing

18/09/2022

https://traveltomorrow.com/more-than-50000-people-sign-petition-to-regulate-polluting-cruises-in-marseille/

More than 50,000 people have signed a petition to ban large polluting cruise ships from Marseille. The mayor launched the campaign in July with a document […]

24/08/2022

Another good post from the Travel Foundation. Perhaps profit before people wil not win the day completely in the new post Covid tourism landscape..
https://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/finding-the-right-balance-as-tourism-recovers/

As borders re-open and tourists regain their confidence, is the challenge of overtourism returning and if so, what can we do about it?

19/08/2022

Retweeting from the Travel Foundation. This is not the future we hope... Banning backpackers means also banning small entrepreneurs.
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/08/16/only-rich-tourists-welcome-as-these-6-countries-take-controversial-step-to-stamp-out-overt

Bye bye, backpackers: As NZ slams $10 tourists living off ‘dry noodles,’ here are the countries shunning low-spenders in favour of wealthy visitors.