Summer beach battle between locals and visitors heats up as overtourism soars

Summer beach battle between locals and visitors heats up as overtourism soars

As overtourism continues to grow into a serious problem, the summer travel season has European locals fighting for beach real estate.  Local tourism has fallen in Spain by 800,000 people — while foreign tourism has seen an increase of 1.94 million visitors, according to The Associated Press (AP). Spaniard Wendy Davila told AP she misses … Read more

‘Two-tier’ pricing may be coming to popular attractions as this country faces overtourism

‘Two-tier’ pricing may be coming to popular attractions as this country faces overtourism

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.  Hokuto Asano, first secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital in an interview that with the influx of tourists, the … Read more

Remote country opens to American visitors with new flight amid overtourism crisis: ‘The herd is coming’

Remote country opens to American visitors with new flight amid overtourism crisis: ‘The herd is coming’

Nuuk Nuuk, who’s there? Americans — and a lot of them. The capital city of Greenland, a frigid Nordic lump situated between Atlantic Canada and Iceland, is projected to become the next travel hotspot as a new airport and hotels gear up to welcome travelers looking for an alternative to packed European favorites that have soured … Read more

Japan hands out free flights to visitors amid global overtourism fears: ‘Doesn’t make sense’

Japan hands out free flights to visitors amid global overtourism fears: ‘Doesn’t make sense’

Konnichi-wow. As hot destinations like Italy and Spain say “basta!” and, well, “¡Basta!” the scourge of overtourism, one popular country apparently likes having visitors so much, they’re giving them free flights. Japan Airlines is currently shelling out free domestic hops within the island nation to international travelers — at a time when the world’s manga capital … Read more