Mass Tourism

A surge in prices on a tourist island favoured by sun-loving Brits has led many to 'abandon' the destination. Majorca's tourism sector is facing a crisis due to escalating marina costs, which are reportedly driving tourists away in large numbers. The increase has impacted the multi-million pound yacht industry, according…

Florence authorities announced a ten-point plan aimed at addressing mass tourism amid complaints that a steep increase in visitor numbers has become unsustainable for the city and its residents...Read More

As per the latest reports, Venice introduced a novel program recently to levy a fee on day-trippers entering the historic Italian city, a pioneering move aimed at alleviating the pressure of mass tourism. Despite its status as one of the world's most loved cities, Venice is grappling with the overwhelming…

Tourist hotspots around Europe are on a crusade to deal with surging visitor numbers. Is it the end of mass tourism in Europe...Read More

Venice launched a new scheme on Thursday to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism...Read More

Starting this week, Venice will be introducing a pioneering initiative: charging day trippers for entry, a first of its kind globally. This measure is aimed at addressing the challenges posed by mass tourism, which has been inundating the city and straining its infrastructure. By implementing entry fees, Venice hopes to…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — A scowling gondolier ferrying sightseers 10 at a time across the mouth of Venice‘s Grand Canal scolds passengers to sit still and frets over being shorted the bargain 2-euro fare. The brief journey perched along the sides of a packed gondola is a far cry from…

Gondoliers transport tourists along a canal in Venice, Italy, 8 April 2023. (Photo: Andrea Merola / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Unesco World Heritage Centre experts regularly review the state of the UN cultural agency’s 1,157 World Heritage sites, and at a meeting in Riyadh in September, a committee of 21…

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,…

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…