Write an article on "how to combat tourism" about 150 words
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It's an image that is repeated more and more frequently: tens, hundreds or even thousands of people crammed together in front of a statue, a building, a bridge, a painting or a landscape. The location can vary: from Barcelona to Hong Kong, not forgetting Amsterdam, Venice, Paris and Reykjavik. There is one constant however: the saturation of tourists in a given space in which local residents also live, or try to live, with the resulting damage to their quality of life and the deterioration of the environment. This is what is broadly known as overtourism: The phenomenon of tourist overcrowding occurs in certain places when because of their popularity they wind up so saturated with visitors that it becomes impossible to enjoy them, look after them or manage them sustainably. Although overtourism is not a recent problem – in the 70s and 80s there were already studies that warned of this – it is now that concrete measures are starting to be put in place that can alleviate the burden of visitors that some holiday destinations are suffering, and ensuring and practicing sustainable tourism. These measures are not focused on discouraging tourists, rather on optimising their management in a sustainable manner for the benefit of the visitor, the resident and the environment.