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Although 2024 marks an inflection point in overtourism, with a record $1.9 billion in tourism spending, the trend was long in the making, she added. Tourism will not only be harder but also cost more.
2019 graffiti in Barcelona, saying "tourist go home" followed by a circle A. Barcelona in particular is a city that has suffered from overtourism for many years. Concerns became elevated in 2018 and 2019, directed at both beach and cultural tourism, with protests and anti-tourist graffiti.
A resident said the current tourism model has made the city a ‘soulless theme park’ Spanish protests against ‘suffocating’ overtourism spill into San Sebastian Skip to main content
Crowds at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Overtourism is congestion or overcrowding from an excess of tourists, resulting in conflicts with locals.The World Tourism Organization defines overtourism as "the impact of tourism on a destination, or parts thereof, that excessively influences perceived quality of life of citizens and/or quality of visitor experiences in a negative way".
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By nationalities that visit the Canary Islands, the destinations preferred by the British are Tenerife and Lanzarote, capturing 46.7% and 25% of their arrivals respectively; the Germans are distributed in a balanced way between Fuerteventura (29.8%), Gran Canaria (28.9%) and Tenerife (26.1%); Nordic people mostly choose Gran Canaria (58.7%) and Spaniards Tenerife (46%).
Spanish tourism industry threaten to take government to court over ‘very damaging’ registration system. Amelia Neath. December 13, 2024 at 6:01 AM.
In more recent times, mass tourism is something which has become a negative experience for local residents of cities and destinations that experience heavy tourism, especially in summer months. In July 2024 for example, protests by local residents in Barcelona, Spain were held in the city, where ″thousands of people joined an anti-tourism ...