Over tourism is brought to light in a different way with the help of this video by Responsible Travel. With the visual depiction of crowded areas in Tuscany, Indonesian, and Venice, partnered with voice over of locals to each area, the reality of what tourism is doing to these areas is more apparent than ever.
The area locals look upon the actions of tourists with visible disgusts while sharing how their overwhelming entrance into such small areas creates a displacement for the citizens. This video highlights what exactly tourists are doing which effects the local economy. Roaming the markets without buying anything, walking in large groups which blocks traffic, taking up necessary space in canals which gondolas need in order to run their businesses.
This video was the right amount of informative without being overdone on the topic. This video, along with the other information on the website, gave me a lot of insight into the policies which are necessary to keep over tourism from happening.
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