Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors
- Written by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia
Tourism today has a problem and needs an entire rethink. Pundits are debating overtourism, peak tourism and tourismphobia. Cities such as Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik are witnessing a backlash against imposed forms of tourism.
In response, new tactics have been tried, ranging from tourist “police” and tourist taxes to entry fees and...
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