A policy proposal to deal with excessive cultural tourism

This paper presents a proposal to deal with cultural overtourism causing substantial negative effects. They burden the local population, tourists, and the natural environment by overcrowding, vandalism, and pollution. While at present tourism is suppressed by governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Published inEuropean planning studies Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 601 - 618
Main Authors Frey, Bruno S., Briviba, Andre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Computer applications
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COVID-19
Cultural heritage
Cultural resources
Cultural tourism
digital technology
Historic buildings & sites
Historic sites
innovation
Innovations
Local population
Natural environment
Overcrowding
Overtourism
Pandemics
Pollution
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Technology
Tourism
Tourists
Vandalism
Virtual reality
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Summary:This paper presents a proposal to deal with cultural overtourism causing substantial negative effects. They burden the local population, tourists, and the natural environment by overcrowding, vandalism, and pollution. While at present tourism is suppressed by governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely become a major issue again in the future. Our proposal allows us to think about the way cultural tourism should be organized in the future and how to mitigate the negative externalities affecting cultural heritage as well as the local population and the natural environment. As an innovation to overcome these problems, the heavily visited historical sites are to be replicated in a suitable nearby location. Advanced digital technology such as augmented and virtual reality, holograms, and digital twins are to be used to make the cultural sites attractive to all sorts of tourists.
ISSN:0965-4313
1469-5944
DOI:10.1080/09654313.2021.1903841