As the summer sun beats down on Europe, the heat isn’t just coming from the sky. A fiery wave of resident frustration has boiled over into the streets, with mass protests against overtourism erupting in popular hotspots across the continent. For travelers seeking a peaceful getaway, the message is clear: some of your favorite destinations …

Home to trendy resort towns straddling an azure Mediterranean Sea, a castle-dotted hinterland, and vibrant city breaks that feature among Europe’s best, Spain is all the rage this year, like every other year that preceded it. Tourists love it for the culture, the balmy temps, and the world-class beaches, but there’s a catch. Spain’s popularity …

Who is to blame for a wide range of overtourism concerns? Is it simply bad timing from a rush of cooped-up travelers resisting their wanderlust itch during the dark days of the pandemic? Is it the craze of digital nomads flocking wherever they please at leisure, ultimately driving a spike in housing costs? Is it …

If you’re planning to visit Spain this summer, or perhaps you want to see as much of Europe as possible in one trip, then you may be wondering if Barcelona is still worth visiting.   Barcelona is the most visited city in Spain as well as the most famous.   But Barcelona has also been …

Long gone are the days when Portugal was a forgotten, peripheral Western European country Americans would fly over on their way to Spain without giving it much of a thought. Having been to Portugal both before it became popular, and after its post-2022 tourist boom, I can say that’s definitely not the case anymore: it …

While digital nomadism, solo travel, and dupe destinations are the latest travel trends, one could argue that overtourism is the latest trend on the opposite side of the spectrum. Travel is so hot in 2024 that some popular destinations are flat-out saying, “Do not come here!” Some are justified, some are overblown, and some are …

Overtourism is a real problem that has blighted many of the world’s most popular cities.   As a result, many destinations are asking tourists to stay away. But that hasn’t stopped our desire to travel the world.   So where should you go?  Here are 7 destinations that don’t want travelers to visit this summer, as well …

This year, Venice authorities are finally implementing a long-debated—and highly controversial—ticketing system that will bar certain tourists from entering Italy’s second most popular tourist destination after Rome (unless they pay an entry fee). You read that right: from 2024, the city of Venice will essentially become an open-air museum you need to book in advance …

Have you been mulling over the idea of going on another Eurotrip this year, yet the memory of jam-packed narrow streets and multiple retries for that perfect selfie – only to get photobombed for the umpteenth time by inconsiderate passersby – still plague your thoughts? There’s seemingly no escaping the buzzing crowds in Europe’s top …

Global tourism is back with a bang, but that bang has come at a cost for some destinations. Even though we have not quite reached 2019 levels when it comes to global tourism, we are very close, and some popular places have suffered major problems when it comes to overtourism. You’ve probably seen the stories …

Italy may be the world’s top tourist destination, home to a plethora of UNESCO-protected landmarks and legendary ancient cities, but it has simply had it with mass tourism. In Europe, it is one of the countries most heavily affected by the surging crowds flocking into hotspots like Rome’s Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and …

So much has been written about over-tourism in Europe this summer. Americans are visiting Europe in record numbers, and Europeans are also taking their own vacations. The result is huge crowds in the most popular tourist hot spots. This high level of tourism may be good for economic growth, but it is generally bad for …