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Another Spain tourist snub as popular seaside city issues 10-day warning | Travel News | Travel

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Another Spain tourist snub as popular seaside city issues 10-day warning | Travel News | Travel

Hundreds of owners of holiday accommodation in Malaga are in danger of losing their tourism licences as authorities seek to control the issue of overtourism. City council laws introduced earlier this year have attempted to limit certain types of tourist accommodation including removing licences from properties that do not have independent access or utility supplies. In June, Malaga’s mayor … Read more

From Barcelona to Hanoi, travel hotspots levy tourist taxes and take other steps to curb crowds, pollution, bad behaviour

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From Barcelona to Hanoi, travel hotspots levy tourist taxes and take other steps to curb crowds, pollution, bad behaviour

Then, in a bid to attract culturally sensitive sightseers, the “Renew Your View” campaign was launched to encourage the appreciation of the city through the eyes of locals rather than as part of the mass-tourism phenomenon. These initiatives come on the heels of a ban on cruise ships entering the city centre, a decision that … Read more