Over-tourism
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kate_frankie
RT @tweetinghelena: @kate_frankie Over-tourism is crowds of people at places that can’t cope with the volume of traffic. Or is irreparably…
kate_frankie
RT @DrVoyageur: @biggsytravels @kate_frankie Although rainy during the winter, you will certainly not freeze to death in Barcelona. I love…
Txiki_Tales
A1 Overtourism can be many things - crowds, callous disregard for locals, insta obsession, bucket list sights, fleeting visits with no local spend etc. Is anything worth a queue like this? #PTTravel
amberparkcouple
replying to @tweetinghelena @tweetinghelena @kate_frankie You can’t beat an old favourite 🍦 #pttravel
BudgetBreakBlog
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Yes! We went hiking to a waterfall on Friday and with the increased tourism, there was trash everywhere! It used to be pristine #pttravel
tweetinghelena
replying to @BudgetBreakBlog @BudgetBreakBlog @kate_frankie Yes, some wildlife can’t survive tourist encounters. Trees take hundreds of years to grow and are stamped on, drawn on etc. Coral snapped and broken, shells removed for “souvenirs” #pttravel
terryanzur
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #PTTravel @kate_frankie A1 #Dubrovnik has limited the number of cruise ship daytrippers, who overload the fragile historic sites while spending little because they eat and sleep on the ship. How to avoid the crowds and visit responsibly. https://t.co/46jVEFHQS3
kate_frankie
RT @amberparkcouple: @kate_frankie A1 not respecting a place or an area - it’s not changing travel for us. We always try and avoid peak per…
vickyinglis13
replying to @BudgetBreakBlog @BudgetBreakBlog @kate_frankie Yes! Habitat degradation or loss, habituation of animals, littering, leaving "relicts" of a visit (the opposite of a #leavenotrace philosophy) are all symptoms of overtourism in natural areas #pttravel #takithame
NomadKeith
replying to @StromfieldAdvs @StromfieldAdvs @kate_frankie #pttravel Agree totally! Even buying a cup of coffee, or a couple of postcards helps. (I wanted to buy a sweater on the Faroes, but the OH vetoed it!)
SouthernerSays
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1 it means too many people in an area. I think it changes things for people who care and those who are just going for the gram will still go sadly. #PTTravel
Txiki_Tales
replying to @biggsytravels @biggsytravels @kate_frankie We've been to Venice a dozen times and probably spend 10 minutes in St Mark's Square (before 8am). There's far more off the beaten path and you can easily spend money with locals rather than the central tourist-centred traps ;-) #pttravel
Travel_Session
A1- Over tourism is when too many people visit a particular place at a rate that is not sustainable #pttravel #travelingsession
BudgetBreakBlog
replying to @tweetinghelena @tweetinghelena @kate_frankie Totally agree! And although it's tourists doing it, I think it's on authorities to regulate numbers with permits and quotas or have park staff there to stop people #pttravel
BudgetBreakBlog
replying to @AWlustForLife @AWlustForLife @kate_frankie Totally agree! What is wrong with people #pttravel
JKatzaman
A2 I've never taken trash pictures because I don't need that reminder, but they wouldn't be hard to take anywhere a lot of people go. #PTTravel
BudgetBreakBlog
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2 my hometown of Niagara falls and where we are now in Niagara-on-the-lake. The infrastructure cannot handle the amount of tourism and people become frustrated with the waits, lack of parking and places to stay #pttravel
DrVoyageur
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Those super-sized cruise ships dropping anchour for a day do not help either. Tremendous strain on infrastructure. #PTTravel
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1. For me it’s an inevitable byproduct of overpopulation. It’s people inundating a location, overwhelming the local population and fundamentally changing the culture in the process. #PTTravel
NomadKeith
A2 #PTTravel You can't really take issue with this, because most of the crowd are Indians, some of whom, I think, regard it as a sort of pilgrimage.
vickyinglis13
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie The "leakage" from the local economy. Cash goes to big tour or cruise companies at the expense of local businesses and communities, and there's no source of funds to protect resources or to implement things to manage the impact #pttravel
SouthernerSays
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2 un the US- Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, Yellowstone NP, Zion NP, Yosemite NP. Many of our National Parks are suffering with a backlog of maintenance issues, too many people and not enough staff. #PTTravel
BudgetBreakBlog
replying to @vickyinglis13 @vickyinglis13 @kate_frankie Yes to everything you just said! They are all huge problems #pttravel
louisbink
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie a2 - alot of discussion in the states about our US National Parks being "loved to death" Obvious concerns about damage to pristine areas taking decades to recover. Of course - in the great outdoors its usually on a short hike into the back-country to escape the masses. #Pttravel
tweetinghelena
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie I don’t think all crowds of people visiting sites are over tourism. Like this long line at the Blarney Stone - I think this place can cope, and it’s managed like a Disney ride. #pttravel
NomadKeith
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales @biggsytravels @kate_frankie Indeed! I usually recommend Burano to escape the crowds ... although, to be fair, we visited in March! #pttravel
tweetinghelena
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie I think one example of over tourism is the Long Neck Karen tribe in Thailand. Would they still pile brass rings round their necks if tourists didn’t visit?
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kate_frankie
RT @vickyinglis13: @kate_frankie The "leakage" from the local economy. Cash goes to big tour or cruise companies at the expense of local bu…
bemusedbackpack
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A1 Overtourism is when tourism puts an unbearable strain on or harms a location, envioronment or wildlife, or the socio/political/economic lives of locals, changing or harming it irreversably #PTtravel
Txiki_Tales
RT @NomadKeith: @Txiki_Tales @biggsytravels @kate_frankie Indeed! I usually recommend Burano to escape the crowds ... although, to be fair,…
heywhatsupcourt
Can't come to Italy and not have gelato! #NationalIceCreamDay 😁
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findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2. Venice springs immediately to mind. An Italian city that Italians don’t seem to want to live in. #PTTravel
NomadKeith
replying to @DrVoyageur @DrVoyageur @kate_frankie #pttravel Indeed! That's why I won't cruise on these floating theme parks, and prefer small/medium ships.
vickyinglis13
A2. It's been an issue in the north west Highlands of Scotland recently. We've seen huge numbers of visitors on the NC500 route, but distribution is still concentrated on a few hot spots, with little infrastructure development #pttravel
DrVoyageur
RT @Txiki_Tales
A1 Overtourism can be many things - crowds, callous disregard for locals, insta obsession, bucket list sights, fleeting visits with no local spend etc. Is anything worth a queue like this? #PTTravel https://t.co/9XpvLE3h9x
bemusedbackpack
Gap Years, Overtourism, And How Travel Is Ruining The Destinations We Love. https://t.co/HcfImwhSEv via @bemusedbackpack #PTTravel
louisbink
replying to @NomadKeith
@NomadKeith Correct - air polution greatest current threat to Taj Mahal #pttravel
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tweetinghelena
replying to @BudgetBreakBlog @BudgetBreakBlog @kate_frankie Some places have been ruined forever. Take the Thistlegorm wreck in Egypt for example. When my partner first dove it 20 years ago there were tools in the drawers and intact motorbikes, etc. Now it’s barren except for whatever is too heavy to be taken by a diver #pttravel
amberparkcouple
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie There’s a misconception that #Skye is over capacity here in #scotland, but if you plan correctly you can have an absolutely fab time! #pttravel
Travel_Session
A2- #Venice is one of the first places I think of when it comes to over-tourism #pttravel #travelingsession
char_x0
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2) Not that I’ve been but I hear Machu Picchu is suffering from it #PTTravel
AWlustForLife
A2 The biggest in Europe are Barcelona, Venice and Amsterdam. Europe is my focus so I've not personally seen others.
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Amsterdam pic from today 😉 I know quiet spots! Bike pic is my bike ❤
Pic with local artist in Venice (bought a painting)
bemusedbackpack
replying to @char_x0 @char_x0 @kate_frankie It will get even worse when they build the airport #PTTravel
Txiki_Tales
RT @bemusedbackpack: Gap Years, Overtourism, And How Travel Is Ruining The Destinations We Love. https://t.co/HcfImwhSEv via @bemusedbackpa…
vickyinglis13
replying to @tweetinghelena @tweetinghelena @kate_frankie I agree. Some places will attract a crowd and have queues. But they can be managed without damaging the nature of the site and the experience of visitors, and you have to accept the popularity of the place #pttravel
bemusedbackpack
replying to @Travel_Session @Travel_Session Definitely, one of the first places I think of too. #PTtravel
louisbink
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales C'mon man - whose tyring to be clever and original on vacation? #pttravel
kate_frankie
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A2 Venice was heaving with tour groups last month, Florence was also packed in the historic centre.
Taj Mahal in India was crowded.
My own home city (that I love to promote) Durham, UK is very touristy in summer