Overtourism by Martha Honey, Kelsey Frenkiel - 9781642830767

Princeton University Press

OvertourismLessons for a Better Future\nAuthor(s): Martha Honey, Kelsey Frenkiel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Island Press\nISBN-13: 9781642830767, 978-1642830767\nSynopsis\nBefore COVID-19 hit, the biggest problem in the world of travel was overtourism. Crowds threatened to spoil natural environments and make daily life unbearable for residents of popular travel destinations. Then, seemingly overnight, tourism nearly ceased. Yet there is no question that travel will resume; the only question is, when it does, what will it look like? Will we return to a world of overrun monuments, littered beaches, and gridlocked city streets? Or can we do things differently this time?\n\nOvertourism: Lessons for a Better Future charts a path toward tourism that is not only sustainable but regenerative for the places we love and the people who live there. Bringing together tourism officials, city council members, travel journalists, consultants, s.