{"id":33324,"date":"2024-12-06T18:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=33324"},"modified":"2024-12-19T20:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:02:16","slug":"overtourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-12-2024\/overtourism","title":{"rendered":"Overtourism: Impacts and Steps For Sustainable Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Tourism has approved 40 projects worth \u20b93,295.76 crore to develop lesser-known tourism sites across 23 states in India for <strong>preventing overtourism and sustainable tourism practices.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Overtourism?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overtourism occurs when the number of tourists in a destination exceeds its capacity to manage them sustainably, leading to environmental degradation, cultural dilution, and poor visitor experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reasons Overtourism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget Travel: <\/strong>Affordable airlines and low-cost accommodations make travel more accessible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Media:<\/strong> Influencers popularize destinations, creating a surge in visitors seeking &#8220;Instagrammable&#8221; spots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Middle-Class Tourism:<\/strong> Rising incomes in countries like India and China have increased international travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seasonal Crowding:<\/strong> Poor management during peak seasons exacerbates overcrowding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact of Overtourism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Environmental Damage:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bali: <\/strong>Iconic attractions like Ubud\u2019s rice terraces face overcrowding, soil erosion, and ecological strain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joshimath:<\/strong> Known as the &#8220;sinking town&#8221; due to land subsidence, highlighting the fragile Himalayan environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maasai Mara: <\/strong>Overcrowded safaris disrupt wildlife behavior and damage habitats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Erosion:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional rituals in places like Bali are often interrupted by unaware tourists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overcrowding in Goa has reduced the appeal of its authentic culture, affecting foreign tourist numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Strain:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Although tourism brings revenue, the long-term costs to local infrastructure, environment, and communities often outweigh benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Man Made Disasters:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overcrowding and improper crowd management could lead to a Stampede like situation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Promote Alternative Destinations:<\/strong> Divert travelers to lesser-known places to reduce pressure on popular spots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implement Visitor Caps:<\/strong> Introduce limits on daily or seasonal tourist numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spread Tourism Year-Round: <\/strong>Encourage off-season travel to balance crowds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raise Awareness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Tourism has approved 40 projects worth \u20b93,295.76 crore to develop lesser-known tourism sites across 23 states in India for preventing overtourism and sustainable tourism practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33325,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33324\/revisions\/33325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}