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Tourists at the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy.
Lifestyle

Italy is mulling a €25-a-night tax for tourists staying at its most expensive hotels to turn overtourism into economic gain

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August 30, 2024
A woman walks down the sidewalk with a Louis Vuitton bag around her wrist.
Retail

Luxury pilgrimages bring tourists to Japan to scoop up high-end goods. Brands like LVMH would rather they not

By
August 1, 2024
people on gondolas in one of Venice's canals
Lifestyle

Venice is taking its battle against mass tourism a step further by banning loudspeakers and tourist parties of over 25

By
August 1, 2024
Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador
Leadership

Mass exodus in Mexico after cartel violence intensifies

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July 27, 2024
European cities are trying to shun young ‘drunk’ tourists in favor of big spenders, but there are concerns the move could be ageist
Lifestyle

European cities are trying to shun young ‘drunk’ tourists in favor of big spenders, but there are concerns the move could be ageist

By
July 23, 2024
Crowds of tourists and locals cool off at a crowded El Postiguet Beach
Features

Affordable travel is to blame for Europe’s overtourism problem, spoiling its most sought-after cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam and Athens

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July 20, 2024
people seen biking in Copenhagen
Lifestyle

Copenhagen wants to reward tourists who make a ‘positive change’ by cycling or cleaning up the city as tourism faces a shake-up across Europe

By
July 11, 2024
The weak yen and ‘Instagram culture’ made tourism Japan’s second-largest export. Not everyone is happy about that
Finance

The weak yen and ‘Instagram culture’ made tourism Japan’s second-largest export. Not everyone is happy about that

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July 11, 2024
Demonstrators put symbolic cordon on a bar-restaurant window during a protest against mass tourism on Barcelona's Las Ramblas alley, on July 6, 2024.
Life

Barcelona residents squirt tourists with water guns — ‘Go home!’

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July 9, 2024
crowds of people standing near the Parthenon
Lifestyle

Mayor of Athens says tourism in Greece isn’t ‘viable’ anymore as each visitor only adds €0.40 to the economy

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July 9, 2024
cruise ship docked at port
Lifestyle

Alaska’s capital, with a population of 32,000, could ban cruise ships on Saturdays as tourists can spike to 18,000 a day

By Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
July 7, 2024
people on a tourist boat in a water canal with colorful buildings at the back
Lifestyle

Amsterdam has long wanted to keep ‘nuisance’ tourists away. First, it banned new hotels and now, it plans to ban cruises

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July 4, 2024
poeple seen soaking at Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Lifestyle

‘Overtourism’ crackdown enters Iceland as the country plans new measures to prioritize locals over hot-spring-obsessed visitors

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June 18, 2024
people at a hall in Sao Bento railway station, in Porto, Portugal.
Lifestyle

Portugal may have cracked down on golden visas after a housing crunch—but repeat visitors who stay at an Airbnb are still very welcome

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June 14, 2024
Alaskans are seeking a respite from thousands of tourists who cruise the panhandle region
Environment

Alaskans are seeking a respite from thousands of tourists who cruise the panhandle region

By Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
June 5, 2024

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