Laguna Hills will soon implement parking permits on several streets in an effort to ease “overcrowding” in areas with limited curbside parking. The Orange County city is moving to restrict parking on several streets near Beckenham Park as city officials grapple with what they describe as spillover parking from nearby apartment buildings and other high-density … Read more
Greek = bleak. A picturesque beach on the northwestern tip of Crete has gone viral, not for its stunning sand or crystalline waters but for the hordes of tourists allegedly shoehorning its shoreline. In footage with nearly a million views, Crete’s Balos Beach is shown with a veritable plague of tourists crowding its narrow pier … Read more
In the wake of record crowds flocking to top European destinations, many sites are implementing fees and visitor limits. Among the countries leading in the use of cash and caps for crowd control is Italy. In Sardinia, several swaths of sand require booking and a small fee. La Pelosa, one of the most photographed beaches … Read more
It’s a crammed, jammed vacation destination. While the official motto of Malta isn’t “the more the merrier,” it seems the itty-bitty, buzzy hotspot, smack-dab in the central Mediterranean Sea, is steadily welcoming visitors from all corners of the Earth, making it Europe’s most overcrowded island for 2026, per a trending new study. But its eye-popping … Read more
Yosemite National Park and other national parks across the country have dropped their entry reservations for 2026 — and are now facing problems with overcrowding. Back in February, Arches, Glacier and Yosemite parks all announced they were either getting rid of or scaling back on their vehicle reservations. That change has led to congestion at … Read more
More popular destinations are fighting back with tourist fines to combat the hordes of Instagram-fueled itinerants, all vying for their chance to post the perfect #travel selfie. An influx of visitors can drive up local housing costs, pose safety risks and lead to unruly behavior. In response, some local governments have installed tourist taxes to … Read more
The emergency department waiting room was jammed, as it always is, with patients sitting for hours, closely packed on hard metal chairs. Only those with conditions so dire they needed immediate care — like a heart attack — got seen immediately. One man had had enough. He pounded on the glass window in front of … Read more
A visit to Rome could soon cost a’more. Tourism bosses in the Eternal City are desperate to curb overcrowding at the iconic Trevi Fountain — to the point where they’re floating the idea of an admission fee and reservation system for visits to the beloved Baroque-era site. The idea of staggered entry and a modest … Read more