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Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of ‘overtourism' in the summer of 2024
Wandering is surging, rather than leveling off, driven by lingering revenge travel, digital nomad campaigns and so-called golden visas blamed in part for skyrocketing housing prices.
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Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors
Venice is wrapping up a pilot program charging day-trippers a 5-euro entrance fee. It is more than 2 million euros richer and determined to continue, but opponents called the experiment that ends Sunday a failure.
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American woman reported missing in Bahamas amid US-issued travel advisory for island
A Chicago woman was reported missing during a trip to The Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
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Post Memorial Day, San Diego businesses eyeing a profitable summer season
Double-digit percentage increases during the summer months are not out of the norm, according to some San Diego business owners.
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San Diego kicks off summer tourism season, eyeing $1 billion in tax revenue
Last year, 31.8 million visitors to San Diego spent $14.3 billion dollars – a record high that generated more than $1 billion in tax revenue, reports NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer.
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California, San Diego set all-time records for travel spending in 2023
Tourism spending in California reached $150.4 billion last year, while San Diego hit the $14.3 billion mark, totals that have never been reached before, reports NBC 7’s Todd Strain.
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California, San Diego set all-time records for travel spending in 2023
Tourism spending in California reached $150.4 billion last year, while San Diego hit the $14.3 billion mark, totals that have never been reached before.
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Machu Picchu tourism suffers as Peru's government announces new ticketing system
Peru’s government has backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company.
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‘They just come, take a nice selfie … and leave.' Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
Cities and tourist sites are trying different tactics to combat overtourism. Two researchers discuss what’s working and the need for “regenerative travel.”
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Manslaughter charges possible after US book publishing exec killed in motorboat crash in Italy
A prosecutor in southern Italy says the boat crash that killed a U.S. tourist off the Amalfi Coast is being investigated as a case of possible manslaughter.
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Not again: Another tourist caught defacing the Colosseum
For the second time in less than a month, a tourist has been caught carving their name into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
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WATCH: Tourist defaces nearly 2,000-year-old Colosseum
Italian ministers are searching for the man who carved “Ivan+Haley 23” into the wall of the Colosseum in Rome.
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28.8 million tourists brought $22.7 billion to San Diego in 2022: Tourism Authority
The impact of tourism on the local economy eased the tax burdens by around $1,000 per household in the city, according to officials.
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American Tourist Shot in the Leg at Mexican Resort Town on Caribbean Coast
Prosecutors said the American was approached by several suspects near midnight Monday and they shot him in the leg.