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Amsterdam moves to ban cruise liners as city targets mass tourism

Published July 22, 2023 12:59am AMSTERDAM —Amsterdam took a first step toward banning large cruise liners under broader plans to reduce mass tourism and pollution, officials said on Friday. Once implemented, the measures adopted by the city council would bring the Dutch capital into line with other high-profile European cities,…
bubmag
July 21, 2023
Mass Tourism

Rome’s historic bakery to the popes closes

ROME - The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century -- from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now. "We turned the oven off on Tuesday," said Angelo Arrigoni, whose father opened the…
bubmag
July 8, 2023
Mass Tourism

From mass tourism to contributory tourism, Spain transitions

13 min reading time Published on 20/06/23 - Updated on 20/06/23 Faire rimer tradition avec modernité, c’est désormais le pari de l’Espagne qui entre dans une nouvelle ère de son offre touristique. Capitalisant sur ses nombreux atouts, dont la gastronomie, l’architecture, la culture ou encore la religion, le pays entend…
bubmag
June 20, 2023
Mass Tourism

From mass tourism to contributory tourism, Spain transitions

10 min reading time Published on 16/06/23, Updated on 7 hours ago Like France, Spain enjoys a high standing on the international tourism scene, placing the Iberian country in second place among the world's tourist destinations in terms of arrivals. Its economy is heavily dependent on the tourist industry, which…
bubmag
June 16, 2023
Mass Tourism

French mayor under fire for fighting Mont Blanc hikers

LYON - A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak. Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, has for years sounded the alarm against overcrowding on western Europe's highest…
bubmag
January 3, 2023
Mass Tourism

Faced with too many tourists, France’s natural sites push back

Several of France’s heavily visited natural sites are sounding the alarm. Access to some of the Calanques coves in Marseille and Corsica is now limited in order to limit erosion. Other villages struggling with mass tourism, such as Étretat in Normandy, are rethinking how they handle the influx of visitors. Can…
bubmag
July 10, 2022