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Tourism
Lisbon residents call for vote on banning tourist lets in residential blocks
Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out
‘Torn down for hotel rooms’: Iceland’s famous music venues swallowed by tourism
Thriving music scene that gave world Björk, Sigur Rós and Ólafur Arnald under threat from Reykjavík’s popularity
Spain logs record number of summer visitors amid overtourism protests
Figure of 21.8 million international visitors to Spain is 7.3% rise on 2023, says national statistics institute
Norway is shying away from tourism – here’s what other countries could learn | Shazia Majid
Norwegians are putting their natural environment ahead of tourism’s economic benefits, says Shazia Majid, a columnist at Norwegian newspaper VG
Norwegian outdoor tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears
State-owned company halts initiative after warnings over opening up ‘right to roam’ laws to large numbers of visitors
‘It’s about money’: doubt over America’s Cup benefits in tourist hotspot Barcelona
Authorities say event will bring in €1bn but local people fear little will remain in city on frontline of overtourism
The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?
Author Paige McClanahan says there is a way to be your best self abroad – it starts by visiting fewer places and spending longer there. Can her approach end the growing anger around overtourism?
My Barcelona is being destroyed by mass tourism – but kicking visitors out isn’t the answer | Xavier Mas de Xaxàs
From petty crime to a housing crisis, our city is suffering. Backlash is justified, but sustainable tourism is part of our future, says Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, a writer for La Vanguardia
Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europe’s tourist hotspots
Locals say swelling visitor numbers are distorting housing markets and have changed their area’s character
r/ABoringDystopia on Reddit: 17,000 tourists arrived today with cruise ships in Santorini, a small Greek island. Santorini's total population is 17,000 citizens. Overtourism is real and it's scary.
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Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry
Public health adviser says higher temperatures caused by climate crisis pose danger for visitors not used to them
L'été, le tourisme de masse étouffe les villes européennes
En Espagne, à l'approche de la haute saison, des manifestations ont eu lieu dans de nombreuses villes contre le sur-tourisme, qui engendre pollution, nuisances et exclusion des locaux. La presse indépendante fait écho de ces problématiques brûlantes.
Spain's tourism minister condemns spraying of Barcelona visitors with water pistols
Spain's tourism minister condemned the actions of a small group of protesters who sprayed visitors to Barcelona with water pistols last weekend, saying on Thursday they did not represent the country's culture of hospitality.
Copenhagen offers tourist rewards as other EU nations clamp down
The Danish capital hopes to lure climate-friendly and well-behaved travellers with perks such as free drinks and skiing
Thousands of Spaniards to descend on Málaga to protest against mass tourism
Demonstrators from popular destinations such as Granada and Seville to join protest amid anger at lack of housing
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs
Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents
Venice Has Gone Full Big Brother to Combat Its Tourism Problem - InsideHook
A new control tower helps Venetian officials monitor tourist movement around the city 24/7
Amsterdam is sick of ‘party tourists’. It should take drastic measures to stop them | Renate van der Zee
The city has had enough of stag parties and red-light gawpers. But it will take more than an online quiz to curb over-tourism, says journalist Renate van der Zee
‘Recipe for disaster’: Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protest on day one
Some residents say €5 fee aimed at curbing tourist numbers goes against principle of freedom of movement
That sinking feeling: why long-suffering Venice is quite right to make tourists pay | Simon Jenkins
The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Thousands protest against Canary islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
Local people say archipelago’s outdated industry made life unaffordable and prompts environmental emergencies
Barcelona's 'Bold Strategy' to Quell the Tourism Crisis
The Catalan city is making big moves to get visitation and its impacts under control — and other European destinations are taking action, too.
‘This coast is saturated’: Italian village braces for post-Ripley crowds
Netflix hit series based on Patricia Highsmith novel brings prospect of surge in visitors to Atrani area of Amalfi coast
Barcelona elimina una línea de bus de Google Maps para evitar su masificación turística: "Nos reímos pero es efectivo"
El Ayuntamiento borra del mapa el itinerario de un pequeño autobús de barrio que conduce al Park Güell tras las quejas de los residentes y de golpe se vacía de turistas y recupera su uso vecinal
‘A family used to live here’: The Spanish sticker rebellion battling tourist lets
Tired of overtourism pushing up rental prices, Málaga locals have found a novel way to vent their anger
Museum chief brands Florence a ‘prostitute’ over tourist numbers
Cecilie Hollberg sparks outrage in remarks about capital city of Tuscan region being ‘crushed by tourism’