Norway adopts tourist tax to combat overtourism
Oslo (AFP) - Norwegian lawmakers approved Thursday the introduction of a tourist tax to help finance infrastructure improvements as a ...
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Spanish resort to ban new holiday flats in 43 neighbourhoods
Madrid (AFP) - Malaga moved Monday to ban new short-term apartment rentals to tourists in 43 neighbourhoods of the southern ...
Locals fume as Lisbon’s historic trams become tourist ‘toy’
Lisbon (AFP) - An age-old symbol of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon's rickety yellow trams have become such a magnet for ...
Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini
Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that a fee of 20 euros will be imposed ...
Turmoil in Italy over plan to hike tourist tax
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Overtourism, which is already causing headaches from Venice to the Italian Riviera, risks costing travellers dearly ...
In Mallorca, 20,000 rally against overtourism
Palma (Spain) (AFP) - Some 20,000 protesters hit the streets of Palma in Mallorca Sunday for a mass demonstration against ...
In Mallorca, 20,000 rally against overtourism
Palma (Spain) (AFP) - Some 20,000 protesters hit the streets of Palma in Mallorca Sunday for a mass demonstration against ...
‘It’s too much’: Spain’s Balearic Isles battle overtourism
Binibeca Vell (Spain) (AFP) - Every year, nearly 800,000 tourists wander through the alleys of Binibeca Vell, a tiny whitewashed ...
German travel giant says takes overtourism ‘very seriously’
Berlin (AFP) - German travel giant TUI said Wednesday it takes protests against overtourism, like recent demonstrations in the Canary ...
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