Overtourism: How to be a responsible tourist - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

More tourists are going on holiday than ever before, coinciding with a rise in protests against tourists and growing concerns about the impact on local cultures and climates. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 In this episode of The Global Story, Lucy Hockings is joined by Rajan Datar, host of The Travel Show, to discuss the problems of overtourism and what tourists and locals can do to protect the places we love to visit. 00:00 Introduction 01:23 A record year for tourism 01:53 Growing tourist markets 02:31 “Overwhelmed by tourists“ 02:54 Revenge tourism 03:19 What places are struggling with overtourism? 04:11 Anti-tourist protests 05:19 Hallsttat, the ’Frozen’ village 06:00 Mount Fuji Lawson 07:31 Water scarcity competition between locals and tourists 08:10 Venice’s admission fee solution 08:53 Travelling outside of peak times 10:02 Impact of climate change 11:02 What kind of trav
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