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Perspectives on overtourism

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Annika Konttinen
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21. January 2020, 12:47

Eva, Jarmo and I wrote about overtourism...and undertourism: https://esignals.haaga-helia.fi/en/2019/12/22/from%e2%80%afovertourism%e2%80%afto%e2%80%afundertourism%e2%80%af-global-and-finnish-perspectives%e2%80%af/

We included some experiences and possible solutions from around the world, as well as the Finnish perspective. What's your view on the topic?

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Harald A. Friedl
Harald A. Friedl
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21. January 2020, 15:08

Dear Eva, Jarmo and Annika,

dear colleagues from our TOURIST project,

excellent and compact summery of this challenging topic. There is not a lot to add - except different examples for different places, conditions, peculiarities...
I think that this approach could help a lot our partners in Viet Nam and Thailand as there are - as in many places in Europe - very crowded hotspots and wide fields of undertouristed destinations. Here I see a great challenge for both research and development, but also for the coordination of marketing activities, the challenge of competition among destinations, and also the issue of the symbolic value of - normally already overtouristed - destinations.
The big question, though: How can we shift symbolic value from destinations such as Barcelona to Bilbao or from Vienna to Graz... Tricky about people who haven't yet been in these symbolically over-loaded places, as those who are looking for "secret spots aside from the masses" have already enjoyed Barcelona and Vienna....

Conclusion? From a brain theory perspective: There won't be change befor it doesn't hurt... but then, the consequences are terribly hurting.

Thanks, bye, Harry

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Ceterum censeo mutationem climae esse vincendem.

(Incidentally, I think that global warming must be defeated) 

 

Prof. (FH) Mag. Mag. Dr. Harald A. Friedl
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