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.
Another day, another picturesque destination on the brink of desperate measures due to overtourism. This time it is a stunning coastal village on Menorca that has […]
Obviously, an ‘outsider’ from Kent, passionate about Scotland, but an irregular if frequent visitor is not best placed to say. But judged against the Responsible Tourism […]
Authorities in Prague responsible for the city’s Unesco-recognised medieval old town are considering a ban on excessive fancy dress costumes for bachelor parties, which are being […]
Hundreds of Venice residents have gathered to protest the city’s new tourist fee. The five euro charge, termed an access contribution or “contributo d’accesso”, was launched […]
Authorities in the Netherlands’ capital and most populous city, Amsterdam, last week decided to halt any new hotel developments in their fight against overtourism. “Amsterdam will […]
Following the introduction of a tourist fee in Venice this month, another iconic Italian destination drowning in tourists could be set to follow suit and charge […]
The World Responsible Tourism Awards were launched in 2004 by Justin Francies of Responsible Travel. I have had the honour of chairing the panels of judges […]
Protesters are making their voices heard in Venice where the introduction of a new tourist fee is causing a rift. A €5 tourist tax, or “contribution” […]
Overtourism around the world has led to taxes and bylaws to protect local environments and heritage, and even the installation in some places of guerilla signage […]
Hawaii could soon ban short-term rentals in a bid to address the islands’ housing and overtourism crisis, through two bills making their way through the legislative. […]
Venice, Italy, is soon to launch a trial €5 entry fee for access to the city’s historic centre, with failure to pay attracting hefty fines, officials […]
A 100-billion-dollar development in Johor, Malaysia, is trying to shake off its reputation as a white elephant. Ghost town Forest City was intended to be a […]
Hawaii has a new strategic plan for tourism, following unmanageable pre and post pandemic surges in visitor numbers and a wildfire tragedy that have prompted a […]
Japan wants to encourage tourists to explore beyond Tokyo, in its efforts to tackle overtourism. The island country is seeing a return of visitors from East […]
In a first increase since 1998, Ecuador is doubling the entry fees for the Galápagos Islands. Visitors from most countries will now have to pay 200 dollars […]