Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and 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 Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.
The northern Spanish destination of Barcelona is set to ban the sale of tacky tourist souvenirs in a bid to project a better international image of […]
Madrid, Spain, has banned the granting of new licences for tourist flats, following in the footsteps of its Catalan sister, Barcelona, as the whole country battles […]
In an unofficial move to protect local clientele from overtourism in Japan, some restaurants and attractions have begun charging tourist customers more than their regulars. The […]
Mount Fuji is undoubtedly an emblem of Japan, attracting tens of thousands of people each year. But now, as tourism continues to re-establish in the post-Covid era, […]
Greece is considering a cap on cruise ship numbers at selected destinations as part of a plan to reduce the negative effects of overtourism. That protection […]
Greece needs to make radical changes if it is to remain popular with tourists, the country’s own ombudsman has warned. Incoming visitors to the southeast European […]
Another Japanese town is taking action to prevent tourists from causing problems while trying to photograph views of nearby Mount Fuji. Last month, Fujikawaguchiko, in the […]
It is hardly surprising that Shibuya is busy. Described by Tripadvisor as “the social hub of one of the world’s largest metropolisis”, it is a throbbing […]
A town on Spain’s Costa Brava is saying a firm “No gracias” to bawdy bachelor and bachelorette parties, with a new ban on sexual paraphernalia and obscene items […]
The tourist entry fee introduced in Venice, Italy, this April has been heavily criticised by opponents who say it has completely failed to reduce tourist numbers […]
A Swiss Alpine village has become the latest small and picturesque destination to seek solutions to overtourism, following a bumper year for the country’s sector in […]
Protests have taken place across the Spanish Balearic Islands this weekend due to overtourism, amid resident calls for authorities to take action. Police estimates put the […]