Tag: Overtourism
Asian destinations turn to tourist fees to fund maintenance and development
Bali is the latest destination in a line of others across the world to impose a visitor fee aimed at preserving the condition of the land, and will likely not be the last to do so as tourism authorities seek ways to better manage tourist flows and fund tourist infrastructure maintenance.
TTG Conversations: Five Questions with Noor Ahmad Hamid, PATA
Travel and tourism business across the Asia-Pacific region is improving following the pandemic disruption, with the region recording 497.5 million international arrivals in 2023...
Japan turns to technology to tackle overtourism
Japanese organisations are adopting the use of more technology to cope with overtourism amid the country’s rapid inbound travel rebound.
In 2023, 25.1 million international...
Pandemic a time to boost sustainable tourism
The pandemic which has devastated the tourism industry has also thrown up an opportunity for a reset of the industry, with a greater focus...
ASEAN NTOs should improve community-based project development, address overtourism: ATRA
In ASEAN Tourism Research Association’s (ATRA) meeting with regional NTOs on Monday, recommendations have been made to prioritise the well-being of local communities in...
Making sustainable tourism work
In the face of an overtourism crisis, a growing number of industry players are becoming more attuned to manage tourism in a responsible manner. But it’s not just about the environment, as the human side of the equation should not be neglected.
JNTO and SIA ink tourism promotion pact as Japan sprints towards...
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to further promote travel and tourism to Japan...
A balancing act
Although overcrowding at popular tourist sites is not yet causing major problems for some tourism players, it is not too early to start dispersing traffic to lesser visited areas.
New solutions needed to tackle ‘invisible burden’ of tourism
There are hidden costs in tourism that urgently need to be addressed with new solutions, according to a newly released report, which also named...
Less growth, more equity
No stranger to this post, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports Weerasak Kowsurat tells why the country’s tourism sector needs to stop its addiction to increasing visitor arrivals but instead place serious emphasis on achieving equity for all stakeholders
