MALLORCA IS HEADING FOR THE BEST TOURISM YEAR IN ITS HISTORY
This year, the number of tourists visiting the island is expected to break all previous records. Indie feels happy about a successful summer, but critical voices raise important questions. The most pr ...
DROUGHT IMPACTS TOURISM IN SOUTHERN EUROPE
Anyone going to the beach in Barcelona these days, with temperatures already well above 20 degrees, will have to be prepared to stand in line. The capital of Catalonia has only one shower per beach in ...
SPANISH SEASIDE RESORTS FACE LIMITED RESOURCES RELATED TO DROUGHT
This year, taking a shower on the beach of Lloret de Mar is impossible due to the ongoing drought. The Spanish seaside resort is taking measures to conserve water while the tourism industry faces crit ...
THE IMPACT OF OVERTOURISM ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
After the end of the COVID pandemic as we experienced it in 2019–2020, global tourism has seen unprecedented growth. International tourist arrivals reached over 1.3 billion in 2023 alone. ...
MASS TOURISM PROBLEMS ARE HERE AGAIN
Barcelona, Venice, and Dubrovnik, cities invaded by tourists, receive millions of visitors every year. As a result, the tourist districts are losing their inhabitants but also their local shops. They ...
