With many Greeks earning only about 800 euros ($857) a month, rising costs have also meant some are priced out of popular tourist destinations with the average price for a hotel in Santorini being about 150 euros ($160).

“Demarketing” campaigns advertising images of overcrowded sites to make them seem less appealing were successfully adopted by seaside Marseille in 2021 and Corsica’s Porto-Vecchio in 2022 to reduce the influx.

Under the Fāri’ira’a Manihini 2027 (FM27) five-year strategic mission, the French Polynesian government aims to set an annual cap of one foreign tourist per local resident about 280,000.

Sardinia imposes new rules for controlling litter and pink sand smuggling. Towers are banned and beach tickets are necessary.

Spain now controls behavior of tourists with drinking, clothing and partying restrictions. Using the outdoor space of Vigo as a lavatory is counted as an offence and an amount of £650 will be imposed.

Overtourism in the Netherlands has been a major problem for a while now. As per figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), there were 10 million foreign tourists visiting the Netherlands in July and August this year.   The figure is …

The term “overtourism” is so new that it still does not appear in most dictionaries though it was shortlisted as a Word of the Year in 2018. But the novelty of the term has not diminished the impact of its …

In 1953, mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed summiting of Mount Everest, which is the world’s highest peak. Recently, Everest has become so popular that huge lines of climbers are waiting to conquer that same peak. …

In 1953, mountaineers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first summiting of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Recently, Everest has become so popular that photos are coming up frequently, depicting huge lines of climbers aiming to conquer that …

McLaughlin’s Daffodil Hill has announced that it will be closing indefinitely due to fallout from its unexpected popularity on social media. Daffodil Hill is a field of beautiful yellow and white flowers outside of California’s state capital of Sacramento.   …