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Overtourism

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, overtourism means: Tourism pressure that seriously harms local life, the environment or the quality of visits.

In Turkish: aşırı turizm baskısı

How it is used

Used in destination debates; visitor numbers alone do not fully describe local impacts.

Example sentences

  1. Residents linked overtourism to crowded streets and difficulty reaching their own homes.

    The complaint concerns disruption to everyday life rather than visitor numbers alone.

  2. The museum introduced timed entry to reduce overtourism at its busiest entrance.

    Spreading arrivals addresses concentrated pressure at a particular location.

Common collocations

  • address overtourism
  • overtourism pressure
  • tourist attractionA place or event that many visitors go to see, such as a museum, historic site, natural wonder or theme park.
  • high seasonThe busiest time of year for tourism, when demand is strongest and hotel and travel prices are at their highest.

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