Tag Archives: Overtourism

Nepalayatimes   Spain – Over the last decades, urban areas have been rapidly transforming and their populations have grown remarkably. According to the United Nations, in 1990, 43% of the world’s population lived in urban areas; by 2015, this share had grown to 54% and is expected to reach 60% by 2030. Alongside rapid urbanization, the growth of the tourism …

Nepalayatimes/UNWTO   Madrid, Spain – A new World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) report aims to help manage growing urban tourism flows and their impact on cities and residents. ‘Overtourism’? Understanding and managing urban tourism growth beyond perceptions’, was launched today during the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism, in Seoul, Republic of Korea (16-19 September 2018). The report examines how …