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.
Brazil is hoping to give new wings to a tourism sector that remains hobbled since Covid-19, by boosting its eco-credentials when it hosts COP30 in 2025. […]
The Danish capital Copenhagen has announced rewards for visitors who get involved in environmentally friendly activities during their trip. Turning sustainability into currency, the city’s tourist […]
In the latest anti overtourism protest, Barcelona residents have taken it upon themselves to shoo tourists away. Almost 3,000 people have taken to the streets to […]
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 […]