Over-tourism

As summer looms near, the Balearic Islands of Spain are making changes and cracking down on public drinking and party boats, or “excess tourism.” It was recently reported that Amsterdam in the Netherlands is fighting against young, drunken…

Mount Fuji is one of the most iconic sights in Japan and for years, people have visited the town of Kawaguchiko to capture panoramic images of the mountain. However, like many destinations in the world since the pandemic, Kawaguchiko is…

The popular city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands is once again in the headlines during its fight against overtourism. In the latest move, officials have announced a new policy that will ban the construction of new hotels in the city.…

This year, the Mediterranean is hugely popular with travelers as always, but Greece has never experienced the popularity it is feeling right now. As other countries warn about over-tourism, Greece is attracting millions of visitors to its…

Since the birth of remote working during the recent pandemic, many people have traveled the world as digital nomads. It was recently declared that Málaga in southern Spain was the best city for remote workers, which has led to thousands of…

While most of the world celebrated Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, exotic Bali introduced a new tourist tax to be levied on international visitors. According to the official Bali tourism website, the new tax is aimed at helping the province…

Since travel came alive after the pandemic, people have returned to traveling, sometimes ending with too many tourists. Due to this, some European countries are making an effort to reduce overtourism, and not just with visitor taxes. For…

A recent report by Intrepid Travel points out that the climate crisis isn’t a distant threat and the world should stop treating it as such. Travelers have known for some time that our habits must change and finally many are taking steps to…

Since the end of the pandemic, travel is back to normal and in some cases, there are too many travelers and things are going too far. In recent months, Amsterdam in the Netherlands took steps against what is termed “over-tourism” but also…