Articles tagged “overtourism”

Today's podcast looks at what the new iPhone offers travelers, how Greece is tackling over tourism, and ranking top travel experiences.

Greece's prime minister acknowledged there's an overtourism problem in his country that needs to be addressed but he thinks it's only confined to Santorini and Mykonos.

The Trevi Fountain could be the latest world-renowned attraction to limit access to tourists after a summer of overtourism.

Athens has had infrastructure shortcomings for quite some time. Climate change and a tourism boom magnified the problems. The city's infrastructure chief hopes greener upgrades can be a solution.

Today's podcast looks at summer’s travel innovators, overtourism in U.S. national parks, and free-spending older Chinese tourists.

The new $100 million grant will boost the National Park Service's efforts to mitigate overtourism. It's going to need the help because there are no signs of a visitor slowdown.

Mallorca authorities are trying to respond to local frustrations with mass tourism by cracking down on short-term rentals.

Spain's latest tourism data confirms that it's experiencing an unprecedented boom in tourism — a complaint of locals.

Today's podcast looks at the persistence of airline junk fees, Spirit Air’s attempt to move upmarket, and Venice’s move to stem the tourist hordes.

Venice is taking on group tours and loudspeakers as part of its overall framework toward combating mass tourism.