Tag: Overtourism
Collaboration key to tourism dispersal goals
With destinations around the world grappling with overtourism and undertourism, speakers at the recently-concluded PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2018 in Khon Kaen believe that...
UNWTO releases report to help cities manage tourism growth
UNWTO has launched a report that aims to help manage growing urban tourism flows and their impact on cities and residents during the recent 7th...
Growth isn’t the enemy as Asia’s tourism hotspots hit breaking point
As overtourism becomes a growing challenge in Asia’s tourist hotspots, industry stakeholders are calling attention to the importance of tourism management.
“While it’s right to...
Responsible Travel launches documentary as overtourism hits critical point
At the start of another tense summer between local people and holidaymakers, and weeks after The Wall Street Journal described tourism as "generating a...
The pressure is on
After years of pursuing growth by the numbers, the global travel industry is finally getting a grip of the problems that mass tourism brings. Industry leaders tell Xinyi Liang-Pholsena why the sector needs to act now
Travel industry urgently needs to tackle overtourism, disaster resilience
Industry speakers at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) joint debate last week outlined several key challenges...
Reminders in boom times
The surge in visitor arrivals into the country is coming as an urgent call to preserve the very things that endear Vietnam to both its residents and guests.
Uluru climbing ban a step in the right direction, tour operators...
A ban on climbing one of Australia's iconic tourism sites has been accepted as a necessary decision by local tour operators, with some calling...
Mammoth hotel project sparks fears of further strain to Boracay
A 1,001-key hotel being built in Boracay – set to become the country’s biggest – is creating some unease within the trade about potential...
WTTC’s first lady
As the first woman to helm WTTC, Gloria Guevara Manzo is aiming to smash the glass ceiling for women in travel, aside from confronting tourism’s other pressing issues.