As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Rovaniemi, Finland AP Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle. They frolic in the snow, take a reindeer sleigh ride, sip a cocktail in an ice bar or even meet Saint Nick […]
Will a curfew ease overtourism in Seoul’s historic Hanok Village?
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Kwon Young-doo, owner of a private art gallery in Seoul’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village, is concerned about an impending curfew policy aimed at mitigating overtourism in the area. The curfew, set for a trial in November and to be officially launched in March next year, will limit tourist access to specific […]
Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands against over tourism
Gran Canaria, Spain Reuters Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit, residents demonstrated simultaneously in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro and called […]
BUBBLES TO CAMPOUTS: SPANIARDS FIGHT HOME EVICTIONS AS RENTS SKYROCKET
SOPHIE DAVIES, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on Spain’s housing crisis…
Essay: ‘Overtourism’ – a growing global problem
Academics CLAUDIO MILANO, JOSEPH M CHEER and MARINA NOVELLI, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the rising problem of ‘overtourism’…