“Someone said there is no overtourism, only undermanagement,” said the World Tourism Organisation secretary general, Zurab Pololikashvili, when asked how the industry could move forward. Gloria Guevara Manzo, World Travel & Tourism Council president and CEO, points to Miami, where residents receive SMS alerts if there is the chance of congestion from visitor arrivals. Amsterdam has already banned banned beer bikes, coaches, new tourist shops and cruise ships from its historic city centre. While it’s clear that solutions for creating such balance do exist, one question remains: will they arrive in time for summer 2018? This article is part of a series on possible solutions to some of the world’s most stubborn problems.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2018 17:59 UTC