This Is How Switzerland Aims To Avoid Overtourism And Crowds. Credit: Canva While tourism is a significant economic driver for many countries around the world, there are significant downsides of excessive tourist influx as well. And Switzerland, a key destination for travellers around the world, is keen to manage tourist influx. Their solution? Shifting the...
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Swiss village considers daytripper tax to curb overtourism
The fee would not apply to those who arrive by public transport. ADVERTISEMENT Lauterbrunnen is a bucolic mountain village set in the natural scenic splendour of the Alps. With velvet green valleys, towering cliffs and the sublime 300m-high Staubbach Falls, the area is an Intagrammable idyll. Visitors now come in their droves, and the 2,400-resident-strong...
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All the countries where you have to pay a ‘tourist tax’ in 2024
From the Algarve to Barcelona, fees are being introduced to try and combat overtourism. ADVERTISEMENT Overtourism could have been 2023’s word of the year in the travel industry. News of the negative impacts of too many tourists was everywhere. The world’s most popular destinations, like Venice, Barcelona and New Zealand, are struggling to keep visitor...