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There's no silver bullet. Tackling overtourism means limiting the number of tourists. One way to do that is to impose high enough prices.
And then only the wealthy may have holidays.
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And then only the wealthy may have holidays.
This unfortunately pleases the state, the tourist service providers and the wealthy. All three of them not being particularly known for their respect of culture, tradition and delicate (eco)systems. Blah.
There's no silver bullet. Tackling overtourism means limiting the number of tourists. One way to do that is to impose high enough prices.
Norway is already too expensive for us (a German lower middleclass family).
Does all the oil Norway extract count towards their carbon balance, or is that the consuming country's problem? Norway just collect the profit, to pay for all this green cleansing at home?
There's no silver bullet. Tackling overtourism means limiting the number of tourists. One way to do that is to impose high enough prices.
Another way would be to charge a modest lottery entrance fee and limit the number of winners to a sensible quota.
I lived in Amsterdam for a year and you can't walk in the city center without drunk/high people around you
I was completely fine with it, but I know that many people who live in the heart of amsterdam that their life changed once they tourist raised
What people should realize is that when the tourist is high in a city/country it doesn't mean that all the people of the country benefit from it.
Only the owners of shops and services around the tourist industry and in many cases it's a pretty centralised industry
This seems to be more about carbon footprint and sustainability than "overtourism"? Does all the oil Norway extract count towards their carbon balance, or is that the consuming country's problem? Norway just collect the profit, to pay for all this green cleansing at home?