Genesis of Overtourism and 5 Other Tourism Trends This Week


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This week in tourism news, we explained how we coined the now-popular term "overtourism," a crucial part of our editorial coverage, and new visitors to the Deep South might find some surprising developments.

Tourism News Weekly Roundup

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
>>We came up with “overtourism,” a simple portmanteau to appeal to people's baser instincts with an element of alarm and fear in it. That is the biggest reason why the term and its exploration by everyone has caught on: The Genesis of Overtourism: Why We Came Up With the Term and What’s Happened Since >>In Montgomery, A