3 Behavior-Smart Tactics to Help DMOs Tackle Overtourism
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3 Behavior-Smart Tactics to Help DMOs Tackle Overtourism
I’m trying to learn the lessons of overtourism. I don’t per se think there’s too much tourism in the world; I think overtourism is mainly too many people going to the same place at the same time,”
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
One of the joys of being a tourist is becoming temporarily inexpert in life’s little rituals, and thus having to attend to them closely: how to greet people, thank them, excuse yourself, show respect.
Tom Chatfield • New Philosopher | Magazine
I’m no moral philosopher, but from a behavioral standpoint, a lot of what we consider “evil” is poor self-control and/or psychopathy, which both make some of us less likely to suppress acting on impulses coming from the darker side of our human nature.
In a recent Dazed piece, Serena Smith calls on young Brits to stop behaving like “overgrown, perpetually drunk babies” abroad. The essay responds to growing anti-tourism backlash, Barcelona’s water pistol protests, Amsterdam’s crackdown on pub crawls, and takes aim at the TikTok-fueled obsession with “hidden gems.” Her advice: Show respect, learn a... See more