Editor’s note: This article was first published on July 17, 2024.
The European head of the world’s largest cruise trade body has warned that its members may need to avoid some of the world’s most famous destinations to protect passengers amid a backlash against overtourism.
Several European cities have vented their frustrations over rising tourist numbers and its impact on the price of everything from food to accommodations and the local ecosystem. Tourism’s environmental footprint is a complaint usually levied at giant carbon-emitting cruise ships.
In Barcelona, a popular setting-off point for cruise liners, locals have taken to squirting tourists with water pistols. Protesters in the Spanish Canary Islands started a hunger…
