Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
A new scheme to promote sustainable tourism and protect the environment is in place at a national park in the United Kingdom, where all summer long, […]
Can tourism leave a destination better than it found it? It is a question increasingly asked by policymakers, tourism businesses and travellers alike, particularly as climate […]
The International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT) Global will announce the winners of its Responsible Tourism Awards Worldwide and the recipients of its 2026 Scholarships programme […]
Edinburgh’s tourist tax is now in force, making the Scottish capital the first city in the country to implement a visitor levy. City councillors anticipate the […]
In a recent interview with Euronews, Mayor of Dubrovnik Mato Franković explained how the ‘Respect the City’ scheme has allowed the city to successfully combat overtourism […]
Tourists, daytrippers, and wild swimmers are being warned to stay away from an idyllic beauty spot in south Wales due to infrastructure risks and difficulties in […]
Riot police fired rubber bullets and charged demonstrators with batons after one of Mallorca’s largest-ever anti-tourism protests descended into violence in Palma, leaving at least eight […]
Visitors heading to some of Portugal’s most popular beaches this summer will soon find new maps at the entrance showing exactly where they can set up […]
The picturesque village of Varenna, on the eastern shore of Lake Como, has introduced fines of up to €200 for visitors who walk through its streets […]
A proposal to allow visitors to bring their own food and drinks onto private beaches in Italy’s southern region of Puglia has sparked criticism from beach […]
Salzburg has introduced a summer driving ban for most tourists entering its historic centre, becoming the latest European destination to curb traffic congestion and the effects […]
The Canary Islands are launching a new fund for sustainability that will be supported by visitor contributions, but, unlike the destinations around the world and the […]
As places around the world grapple with overtourism, with destinations as diverse as Venice and Mount Fuji introducing access fees, one village in Asia has hit […]
Noise complaints by local residents have caused the Belgian city of Bruges to take measures against loudspeakers used by tourist boats. The ban is set to […]
Tourism initiatives restoring forests, supporting regenerative agriculture, promoting cultural heritage and creating opportunities for disadvantaged communities were recognised at the ICRT Europe Responsible Tourism Forum and […]
Day trippers to Venice, Italy, could find themselves charged up to €50 for the privilege if proposals to tackle overtourism by the city’s new mayor, Simone […]