The Overtourism Ledger

Venice charges day-trippers. Bali collects a visitor levy. Kyoto redirects tourists away from overcrowded transport. Bhutan limits tourism through price. But do these measures actually solve overtourism? In this episode of ExplWorld, we look at what these destinations are really trying to manage — crowding, infrastructure strain, environmental pressure and the concentration of visitors in a handful of famous places. We also ask a bigger question: how do you actually measure whether an overtourism policy works? Because fewer tourists is not always the goal. Sometimes success simply means making a destination more livable for the people who call it home.