Venice is charging visitors to tackle overtourism. What are other holiday destinations doing?

Sep 21, 2023

Venice has introduced a tourist tax while Amsterdam is the latest tourist destination to consider banning cruise ships in a fight against overtourism and pollution. Image: Unsplash/Henrique Ferreira

Ian Shine

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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