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Over-tourism and the fall of Venice as a destination
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In this paper, the authors consider the issue of over-tourism and the (ecological) survival of Venice as a destination and propose an ambidextrous management approach (exploitation and exploration).Abstract:
This Regional Spotlight considers the issue of over-tourism and the (ecological) survival of Venice as a destination. In Venice, ecology, economics and culture are inextricably linked to the conflict between human and natural capital. The attempts to neatly arrange the challenges in sustaining the city, convenient categorical interest groups and occasional hostility in implementing policies call for an ambidextrous management approach (exploitation and exploration) instead of the Trexit approach suggested by the anti-tourism movements.read more
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Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19
TL;DR: Why COVID-19 is an analogue to the ongoing climate crisis, and why there is a need to question the volume growth tourism model advocated by UNWTO, ICAO, CLIA, WTTC and other tourism organizations are discussed.
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COVID-19: potential effects on Chinese citizens’ lifestyle and travel
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors examined how the outbreak may alter Chinese tourists' lifestyle choices, travel behaviour and tourism preferences in the short and long term, based on the synthesis of news broadcasted by several media outlets to support by an overview of the related literature on tourism marketing, tourism management and tourist behaviour.
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Is Overtourism Overused? Understanding the Impact of Tourism in a City Context
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present results from a qualitative investigation among 80 stakeholders in 13 European cities to identify seven overtourism myths that may inhibit a well-rounded understanding of the concept and call for researchers from other disciplines to engage with the topic to come to new insights.
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An Analysis of the Factors behind the Citizen’s Attitude of Rejection towards Tourism in a Context of Overtourism and Economic Dependence on This Activity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used work-field data to analyze the elements that lie behind the popular aversion to tourism in the city of Barcelona, and determined that negative economic effects derived from the increase in the number of accommodations destined for vacation rentals and in the demand lie behind this rejection.
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Overtourism: A Literature Review to Assess Implications and Future Perspectives
TL;DR: Overtourism is an emerging concept facing the world’s main tourist destinations as discussed by the authors, and it is assumed an increasing significance in the literature by providing an exploratory study with which to better understand the origins of overtourism, its implications, and predicted future perspectives.
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