Why Australia might be at risk of 'overtourism'
- Written by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia
Recently, some of Europe’s most-visited cities have become surprisingly inhospitable to tourists. Barcelona residents have been openly hostile to visitors and officials are now cracking down on Airbnb rentals. Venice has been overrun with daytrippers and recently instituted tourist-only diversion routes. Dubrovnik has put a cap on the number...