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Business Daily: Is there too much tourism?

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Are the negatives of tourism outweighing the positives?

17/06/2024 GMT

Is there too much tourism?

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Is there too much tourism?

There’s been a backlash against ‘over-tourism’ in holiday hotspots around the world

There’s been a backlash against ‘over-tourism’ in holiday hotspots around the world.

When is tourism good tourism, and when is it just too much?

Current projections suggest global travel is going to carry on rising for the foreseeable future, as low-cost air travel and budget rentals make package holidays ever more affordable for ever more people. 

But from Tenerife to Venice, more and more tourist destinations are feeling the pressure of these rising visitor numbers. In holiday hotspots, local people are complaining of congested streets, rising housing costs, and environmental degradation. And some have even taken to the streets to protest about the issue. So what’s to be done?

(Image: Thousands of people demonstrate against tourism policies on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in 2024)

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