TY  - UNPB
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3976/
A1  - Pasma, Mark
TI  - Coping with overtourism: 8 case studies across Europe
N2  - The tourism industry is experiencing a turbulent time. In 2017, a wave of anti-tourism protests
spread across Europe, causing local residents to let their voices be heard about the negative
effects of tourism. However, the COVID-19 pandemic also showed the economic importance of
the tourism industry. Many destinations and local residents who are working in the tourism
industry are also dependent on tourism. It provided time to rethink strategies and some decided
to act accordingly to tackle overtourism, whereas some failed to do so. This paper addresses
eight case studies across Europe that are all identified as areas at risk of overtourism. These case
studies treat tourism in very different ways. The impact of tourism within these case studies is
analyzed using two theoretical frameworks that have shown its importance within the literature
field for several decades: the Tourism Area Life Cycle model and Doxey's Irritation Index.
Whereas some destinations still want to increase the number of tourists, others put strict
regulations on the number of tourist arrivals. There is no one size fits all solution to reduce the
negative externalities of overtourism. However, several similar measurements are implemented
in most destinations, at least to some extent.
M1  - master
EP  - 49
AV  - public
ID  - theses_frw3976
Y1  - 2022///
ER  -