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Amsterdam is struggling to shake off its historic image of the city where everything goes.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 week ago
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The Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau has formed a business improvement district with nine local hotels to fund its tourism promotion efforts, Skift has learned. Earlier this year, the tourism bureau severed its partnership with the City of Sedona because its local government wouldn't allow it to spend lodging tax funds on tourism…
Dawit Habtemariam | 4 weeks ago
Flight booking data reveals Americans' top worldwide and domestic destinations so far this year. Tourism marketers take note, especially of changes from the 2019 rankings.
Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago
A summer in Capri or Sicily? What drugery! As European spots burst at the seams in peak seasons, local residents are opting to escape as fast as they can.
Josh Corder | 2 months ago
Overtourism
Sorry, Italian officials. We side with UNESCO on this one. Venice faces long-standing but urgent issues, such as overtourism and climate change. This global gem needs a coordinated, strategic vision for its preservation.
Angelo Amante and John Irish, Reuters | 3 months ago
Authorities in Venice believe that the admission fee will help it better manage the large number of travelers to looking to visit, but it will take a lot more than a miniscule charge to discourage tourists.
Reuters | 3 months ago
Greeks are concerned that the simplicity of their local beach experience is threatened by sunbed overtourism.
Reuters | 4 months ago
Cruises
Amsterdam banning large cruise liners would be a major step in curbing overtourism, an issue that has increasingly plagued the Dutch capital in recent years.
Reuters | 5 months ago
Tour Operators
Tourism has never been a silver bullet for alleviating poverty and it often has adverse consequences. So just how far a push for living wage standards will go remains to be seen.
Selene Brophy | 6 months ago
Tourists love Spain, but the feeling isn't necessarily mutual with locals, as growing anti-tourism sentiment and the impact of mass tourism on their lifestyle becomes a hot topic for political candidates.
Joan Faus, Reuters | 7 months ago