Yet another destination has had to take measures to deal with badly behaved tourists. Photography enthusiasts recently discovered that Fujikawaguchiko, in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, has a perfect vantage point to capture a shot of Mount Fuji in contrast to the neon sign of Lawson Convenience Store. To get the picture, they're parking without permission, blocking traffic, and even climbing onto buildings. Authorities have put up an eight-foot-tall barrier to try and curb their behavior. Here's more from Conde Nast Traveler.
#Seville is a lovely city. Lots to see, do, eat and drink. Am here for a few days while touring #Andalicia My first time in mainland #Spain and I like it a lot so far. #tourism
Every time I visit this building, I KNOW that there is no way it could have been built today. This opulence is 100% due to the Gilded Age wealth class.
New video time as I test out my own endurance versus the GoPro Hero 12 Black's water resistance... on the Great Barrier Reef. With predictable results...
What #Japan is doing to reduce over- #tourism . Most sound good, especially creating ways to move about without your luggage and comprehensively developing new places and experiences. One thing not mentioned in the article that has been done already - raising accommodation and flight prices a lot.
We totally randomly met two #bicycle riders this morning near our home, apparently they're traveling around #Greece & #Albania with bicycles. They are a #German & #Italian couple. We invited them at my mom's home and we all had lunch together. Apparently they are #PhD candidates in #Austria, one in #chemistry and the other one in #biology. Very interesting young people. It was a good day today.
"‘Recipe for disaster’: Venice entry fee sparks confusion and protest on day one" by Angela Giuffrida #TheGuardian
"On the first day of what the mayor of Venice has hailed as a bold experiment in reducing over-tourism, day-trippers faced a €5 (£4.30) charge, which kicked in at 8.30am on Thursday and will apply on 29 peak days until 14 July as part of a trial.
The scheme is intended to help the city better manage the millions of tourists that visit every year, even if it only applies to those coming just for the day – and even if, as critics argue, the relatively low cost is unlikely to prove a deterrent."
"Most of the day-trippers arriving at Santa Lucia came prepared with a QR code proving they had paid the toll, but there was still confusion among people with hotel bookings who were unaware they still had to go through the process of confirming their exemption online."