Category: Overtourism

  • Venice’s €5 daytripper tax misses the boat: What do locals think the overtourism solution actually is? 

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    For four months earlier this year, the Italian city of Venice piloted a system of charging extra fees for day trippers. Visitors who were not staying at an overnight accommodation had to pay 5 euros ($5.40) on certain days considered the busiest, including weekends and national holidays. The fee was…

  • Barcelona restaurant offers tonic to city’s overtourism problem

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    When you’re saving up for a meal at a popular restaurant in a city far away from your own, philanthropy and sustainability are probably far from your mind. For a Barcelona-based chef who has just won a major culinary humanitarian award, this is a problem that needs to be solved.…

  • Barcelona restaurant offers tonic to city’s overtourism problem

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    When you’re saving up for a meal at a popular restaurant in a city far away from your own, philanthropy and sustainability are probably far from your mind. For a Barcelona-based chef who has just won a major culinary humanitarian award, this is a problem that needs to be solved.…

  • Overtourism: Greece to target short-term rentals and levy port fees

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    Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced measures aimed at addressing the negative impact of overtourism as visitors continue to arrive in record numbers in the post-pandemic era. The government is “very concerned” about the influx of cruise ship passengers during certain months of the year and will start imposing…