The COST Action on Tourism Impacts aims to foster collaboration between various fields and organizations to jointly develop an overarching framework for assessing and improving the impacts of tourism. Working Groups Join the COST Action If you are interested in joining the COST Action on Tourism Impacts, please contact us by filling out the form…
Tourism serves as a significant driver of economic growth, providing substantial revenues, employment opportunities, and investments to local destination communities. However, unplanned levels of tourism activity often lead to negative social, cultural, environmental, and psychological outcomes for destination communities, adversely affecting residents’ quality of life, health, and well-being. Current approaches to evaluating the impacts of tourism…
Venice is stepping up its efforts to manage overtourism by introducing new regulations aimed at reducing noise and preserving the city’s historic charm. Among the measures are bans on the use of loudspeakers by tourist groups and restrictions on noisy tourist parties and pub crawls. These rules are part of a broader initiative to address…
Valencia has announced new measures to address the rising issue of overtourism, following similar initiatives by Barcelona. The city’s plan includes tightening controls on short-term rental licenses and limiting the number of tourist accommodations, particularly in neighborhoods heavily impacted by tourism. This move aims to protect the quality of life for residents while ensuring that…
The paper by Godovykh, Hacikara, Baker, Fyall, and Pizam (2023) focuses on the development of a robust research instrument designed to measure the perceived impacts of tourism on local communities. The study underscores the importance of accurately assessing tourism’s multifaceted effects, ranging from economic benefits to social and environmental consequences. The research instrument, or scale,…
Tourism is one of the globe’s greatest contributors to economic growth, providing significant revenues, innumerable employment opportunities, and massive investment input to destination communities around the world. As tourism becomes an economic mainstay for many communities, local, regional, and national governments increasingly encourage and promote the arrival of ever greater numbers of visitors. This increased…
On December 17, 2023, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC), with support from Oxford Economics, released an insightful report titled “The Social Impact of Global Tourism.” This report provides a deep dive into the social footprint of the Travel & Tourism sector across the globe, offering an…
The study by Godovykh, Fyall, and Ridderstaat (2022) explores how tourism affects the health of local communities, both directly and indirectly. The authors investigate a range of impacts, including the benefits of economic growth and improved healthcare infrastructure, alongside potential negative effects like stress, pollution, and social disruption. By analyzing various case studies, the paper…
