Description

Overtourism occurs when there are too many visitors to a particular destination. ‘Too many’ is a subjective term but is defined in each destination by local residents, hosts and business owners and tourists. The growth of tourism requires the sector to ensure sustainable policies and practices that minimize adverse effects of tourism on the use of natural resources, infrastructure, mobility and congestion, as well as its socio-cultural impact. A United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) report authored by colleagues from The European Tourism Futures Institute, Breda University of Applied Sciences and Victoria University of Wellington sets out a series of answers to overtourism as policy responses, strategies and measurement.