Austrian media reported that December 29 was the busiest day on record for ski areas in the Salzburgerland, Austria. Salzburger Nachrichten writes that good weather and perfect snow conditions attracted…
Naples is one of Europe's busiest cruise destinations. Ranked fifth in our overview of busiest ports in Europe, the Italian port city is scheduled to receive over 1.5 million cruise…
To predict crowds, Avoid-Crowds.com gathers lots of tourist data from around the world. Public holidays and school vacations are key to predicting crowds and are used in all our prediction…
It has been difficult for frequent news readers to not stumble upon any articles on overtourism these last weeks. Many different media outlets have published one or more articles on…
Last Sunday morning the cruise ship MSC Opera was involved in an accident in Venice. MSC Opera was beyond anyone’s control after a cable between the cruise ship and a…
It has been a busy week. News about overtourism and the side effects of mass tourism reached an ultimate high with a traffic jam on Mount Everest resulting in the…
One of the first destinations that come to mind, when we speak about overtourism, is Venice. Venice is notorious for being crowded, especially in the summer months. The consequence of…
Travelers are concerned with overtourism and are willing to spend money to avoid crowds. Those are the main findings of a survey that was released at the world largest travel…
Italian media are reporting that the very crowded Italian touristic area Cinque Terre has introduced a ban on flip-flops. Tourists can be fined 50 to 2500 euros for not wearing…