Tag: Overtourism

Overt objections of overtourism – such as anti-tourist protests in some parts of Europe – and stealthy push-backs – like signs in English or...

Japan’s Kyoto is working towards higher accommodation tax – up to 10,000 yen (US$64.20) per night for rooms priced from 100,000 yen and more...

Local governments in Japan are considering travel taxes as a means to fund tourism-related policies and infrastructure, while also addressing the issue of overtourism. More...

As global traveller numbers continue to grow, diversifying traffic across the year to correct overcrowding ills during peak seasons becomes critical for destinations, opines Ged Brown, founder & CEO, World Tourism Seasonality Summit

Infrastructure improvements and promotion of lesser-known destinations are among the steps being taken by Indonesian travel and tourism players to tackle overcrowding in hotspots...

The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) is stepping up efforts to expand gastronomy tourism in a bid to combat overtourism, cater to the high-end market...

A huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities as a last resort,...

Bali is the latest destination in a line of others across the world to impose a visitor fee aimed at preserving the condition of the land, and will likely not be the last to do so as tourism authorities seek ways to better manage tourist flows and fund tourist infrastructure maintenance.

Japanese organisations are adopting the use of more technology to cope with overtourism amid the country’s rapid inbound travel rebound. In 2023, 25.1 million international...

What is the future of travel? At this very moment in 2019, my vision of the future was one of abundant travel opportunities, made...