How Coronavirus Will Force Destinations to Stop Overtourism | Doug Lansky: reTHINKING TOURISM #4
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Destinations have been wrestling with overtourism issues for years. What's been lacking is a fundamental understanding of the forces behind it, what early-stages of overtourism look like, and the political will to take the necessary steps to solve the problem. This video explains the key underpinnings of overtourism (aka congestion/ overcrowding / unbalanced tourism) and shows how the Coronavirus [COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2] provides an opportunity for destinations to make long-overdue smart and sustainable tourism decisions.
Doug Lansky is a keynote speaker and advisor in the tourism industry. Find his TEDx Talks and more info at www.douglansky.com
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Los destinos han estado luchando con problemas de sobreturismo por algún tiempo. Lo que falta es una comprensión fundamental de las fuerzas detrás de él y la voluntad política de tomar las medidas necesarias para resolver el problema. Este video explica los fundamentos clave del turismo excesivo (también conocido como congestión / hacinamiento / turismo desequilibrado) y muestra cómo el Coronavirus [COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2] ofrece una oportunidad para que los destinos tomen decisiones turísticas inteligentes y sostenibles desde hace mucho tiempo.
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Les destinations sont aux prises avec des problèmes de sur-tourisme depuis un certain temps. Ce qui manque, c'est une compréhension fondamentale des forces qui la sous-tendent et la volonté politique de prendre les mesures nécessaires pour résoudre le problème. Cette vidéo explique les fondements clés du surtourisme (alias congestion / surpopulation / tourisme déséquilibré) et montre comment le Coronavirus [COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2] offre aux destinations la possibilité de prendre des décisions touristiques intelligentes et durables attendues depuis longtemps.
As a resident of Kyoto, Japan, I can give you an earful about “overtourism”! The city’s public transportation system is overwhelmed by hordes of tourists to the point where citizens can’t get to work on time in their own city, for starters.
BLAH BLAH Ucleaelt haven't been to india haven't u? (North india mostly)
@@TrixMC But India's culture is in par with this kind of stuff. Kyoto in the other hand is the epitome of Japanese culture and people are very reserved there, tourism is really not in par with Kyoto as it is with Tokyo. You can't compare.
@@chicxulub2947 ok
i live in a high-class ski-resort, and this autumn our tourist centre announced that in order to limit the potential spread of corona, they'd be limiting the number of day-passes sold on any given day.
nice and sensible, less queues, less risk of catching the virus, we can stay open even with lockdowns happening, and the locals all get season passes anyway, which aren't limited.
then in a footnote they add: they've been wanting to do this for years! corona has finally given them the arguments to push it through :D
I've lived in Key West, Florida, for 10 years and this rings all too true. All wonderful concepts, but how do you handle hotels that have spent millions in the past few years and increased their hotel rates to the point where only those with at $150,000+ income can afford being here, houses average $800,000-$1.2mil, rentals $2500-$3000/mo, but still wants to maintain a culture full of people that can afford to live there? Key West is made up of artists, creators, and hospitality workers. Though, many of them aren't able to get ahead. I am one of them. I don't expect Key West to give me an opportunity to live here...if I can't afford it I leave, right? But, what if people like myself (I'm an event planner/DJ) has deep ties within the community and is someone Key West doesn't want to loose? Our average cost of living has shot up so quickly, that even locals who grew up here can't get ahead and many are considering foreclosing on their house. I've decided to move into my van, partly because I no longer have an income due to the coronavirus, but also because I want to save and get ahead. What are your suggestions for towns like Key West?
Hey Neighbor! I'm sorry for your troubles. I know, it's hard. I moved here as an artist myself, 25yrs ago. Clearly, I'm not Doug. I've got something to think about, though... Why is it that, when we talk about this, the one group that's never expected to make any concessions is the hotels? Why aren't they forced to provide affordable housing for their workers? We have thousands of hotel workers & God knows they have rooms... It's always seemed crazy to me that the hoteliers were the main force, who pushed to make transient rentals illegal, too- they convinced everybody that if they allowed folks to rent out their spare room, they'd have Spring Breakers crapping in their yards, but meanwhile it allowed them to charge carte blanche- whatever for their rooms... What Doug has said about the politics of tourism & linear thinking is SO true! That's why they say, 'Heads In Beds' - the Bed Tax. He's right, though. Fewer, better quality guests will mean more money in the long run & a safer, more desirable place. If we reopen as we were, we'll become a death trap & never shake that reputation. :/
Stay safe, Scott & PM me about your housing needs. I may be able to help.
@@barbgrob153 thanks for the offer, but I'm actually excited to move into my van, ha :)
As for the other part of your statement, it all comes down to money and free enterprise. I would imagine some kind of request like putting their workers up would take years to implement if it was even agreed on. In the end, Key West has been discovered. How we manage it being discovered will be a ride for sure.
You're asking for an analysis and report I can only provide by showing up and meeting with residents and stakeholders and listening and asking questions and making observations. But it is possible to put in controls that aren't just price related. It's possible to make things more fair and yet manage the destination.
@@rethinkingtourism4862 thank you for your reply. Your video has been heavily circulated through the Florida Keys and people love what you have to say.
@@rethinkingtourism4862 I am in Key Largo and have been here for 20 years. There is a definite danger in over tourism and we have already seen some quality of life impacts even here in the Upper Keys. Would love to connect you with local leaders in the area to see how we can best balance the tourism which is so important to our local economy and the quality of life which makes the Florida Keys the paradise it is.
Finally: a clear, reasoned, articulate explanation of sanity! Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words.
DOUG! I have been watching all your videos. Everything you say is so obvious - I cannot believe that none of this has been noticed and dealt with. Thanks for your great work. Keep going!
Very good. I run a yacht in Montenegro and no longer go from Kotor as it's a cruise ship stop and fifty speedboats have appeared in two years to race guests up and down the bay as fast and cheaply as possible. We don't even go near the place as the normally still, beautiful water at the end of the bay looks like open sea due to the washes. We saw this happen in Dubrovnik first and so adapted our itinerary and marketing, so the proposals in this film really resonated.
Thanks!
Well, I think the problem is the current economic and employment model and gives large number of people off times in small windows of time, and nothing else in between. So if you have money because you are productively employe, you suddenly find yourselves having to plan your holiday when everyone else is planning their holidays.
Well, perhaps it's time to rethink that, too.
Yes, but definitely crowds are a major turn off. I remember the best moment of my trip to Rome is when I turn the corner into some quaint little church that barely anyone walks through. It was tranquil and very nice. Still, when people buy tours, they want to consume like consumers: go to the most places with the least money. So tour buses bus them in and out of locations all day. And it sucks.
Fantastic video, thank you very much. I will share it with my students.
Thanks
Well said. I'd just like to add, that the world population increased from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 7.5 billion in 2020. To regulate tourism you have to add more destinations and make it more expensive.
Those are 2 of the mechanisms to regulate. There are others.
That is good for the rich, but not for others. It is a tough dilemma. No more hotels, for sure. We have plans in Maui for many more and we are already overcrowded and locals are badly impacted by multitude of tourists.
Excellent video! thank you Doug for sharing!!!
Thanks for the kind note.
This is excellent, just what we need to see.
Thanks Barb
Excellent summary.
Powerful video! Love these kinds of ideas that make soooo much sense that you have to say: yeah, how come the cruise lines don't do this?!
Thanks
just a pint: Barcelona it is not showing that it is working, maybe theay have started to apply what you say, but in any case we do not see de reluts, it is still a very very crowded city
They stopped new hotels, but then hotels popped up outside the city center. It's tricky to implement a plan without the surrounding areas. And that includes the cruise port, which is also not controlled by the city. Airbnb needs better regulation as well. But it's nice to see that Barcelona has the will to make positive change and they are working at it.
I hear that Hawaii will take 5-10 years to recover. Oahu just got way too crowded. I was on patrol at a nearby condo one night when I tried to find a space between the hotels to see the ocean. I couldn't. That made me sad.
a few years ago, I decreased 3 zodiacs back down to ONE (and put the price up). Definitely making more money and better experience(s) for the (whale-watching) guests - in Nova Scotia
Thanks for sharing. It may be a small example, but it's a nice little case study in exclusivity in action.
Really glad to hear this (whale watching is huge here on the west coast)..
Excellent video and analysis Doug.
Thanks for this kind note.
3:39 I think that's gonna be next year, mate. Little we know back in April 🙁
Great chanel. Keep on going!
You are doing great! Thanks :)
Thanks for the kind note.
Very informatics and excellent video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It is informative and practical. Thank you.
Thanks
Very insightful and interesting video
I really enjoy your content
I feel like this is wishful thinking without any proper and longterm problem solving. Firstly, you say that tourists won't go back to overcrowded destinations which I don't belive to be true. Everyone knows Dubrovnik is collapsing during the summer but year after year it keeps breaking records. Also, in the future world will only keep getting wealthier and more connected meaning more and more people will travel. Number of tourists will grow but tourist attractions can't grow any bigger.
Also, we're most often talking of corruption riddled countries on the Mediteranean such as Croatia, Italy, Spain, Greece. Reality is that politics in these countries isn't capable of quickly and effectively solving any of these problems. I'm a economic liberal and I usually support the idea of less state - more market. However, I truly belive the future of overcrowded destinations is stricktly in limiting private renting and hotels and pushing the developement of other industries within the touristy cities that will help prevent the historic old towns turning into giant bedrooms with 'zimmer frei' signs everywhere.
People do of course go to crowded destinations, but it tends to be more the day visitors who spend less and take up space at the popular spots at peak times of the day. If you ask most of the destinations, these are not really the types of visitors they'd prefer to have.
I do believe there are smart solutions that would work, but to make change, there needs to be a groundswell of support.
I don't think that the graph of diminishing tourism returns are the same everywhere. A rainforest tour will obviously be more susceptible to this problem than a tourist destination city.
Edit: By that I mean that locals and the enviroment have different thresholds depending on the place.
Love your videos
Though I love the sarcasm in your other videos, the premise of this - more serious - one unfortunately lacks some global perspective.
Say...you ban Venice from one-day-no-stayover tourists (if you legally could, though it would be difficult).....and Padua (same Italian region)....and then so do Ravenna, Rimini, Bologna, Florence, Orvietto, Rome and so on.....
Where would these tourists go?
The sentiment for going to these must-see places which I have pilgrimaged to most of myself with great enthusiasm will still be the same.
You may reduce traffic from tourist busses on the road - but the number of tourists would still be the same in each city - perhaps even more since the number in transit would be reduced to those arriving from/going to the local airport. Which premise also applies to the even greater number on cruise ships. While they are at sea - which is most of the time - the passangers are not grinding down the pavement on the streets with the others or crowding e.g. Piazza San Marco/Plaça de Catalunya/Piazza del Vecchio/Champs-Élysées.
Your idea only works for one city if the other surrounding tourist trap cities refrain from doing the same.
Here in Hawai'i, tourism is our number one economy. Our politicians will use this as an excuse to not change. Any ideas?
There's a place for change and there's a place for tradition, and the trick is figuring out the right time for each. Perhaps, rather than thinking about the idea of changing or not changing, understand that certain change is inevitable, and you're either being smart about it and defining your values and leading the change or straggling behind and trying to react to the changes that other make.
@@rethinkingtourism4862 Good stuff. Thanks!
DEPORT THEM ALL AND CLOSE THE BORDER.
You make it sound so easy! But unfortunately there are too many interests... But in the short term we will live this new model. Then once the coronavirus is over (under control with a cure or vaccine), will the system go back to massive tourism?
Even the easiest of solutions can be difficult to implement. Doesn't mean we should avoid discussing solutions.
@@rethinkingtourism4862 Damn straight.
Maui has finally been able to breathe with NO tourism for six months. Lots of talks about how to “reset” our tourism industry to make the experience more enjoyable for the local population. ..... which will make the experience more enjoyable for our tourist as well!!
As you watched, I hope you realized the methodology can be applied to other problems too.........
Creating a specific number of tourists with access to a destination doesn't necessarily mean they will be spending more. If it's not done right, all this will create a "first come, first serve" policy for everything, even just being in a place.
And for people who cannot book holidays early enough, due to work for example (last-minute leave granted only), or students (whose schedules are entirely up to the universities), all this will do is keep people who genuinely want to go and enjoy a destination out. I understand how your points show issues destinations have, but what of these people who can't book long in advance?
There's a hidden contra point to this very logical asumptions. But traveling is a 'reward' you more likely do the higher the pressure on your live is. The more worse your job, the more you need this classical scheme of 'hollydays'. In a overstressed time, we saw those hollidays become something like a drug that makes us survive our increasingly bad lives. In result, the expirinece isen't the focus, but the pure doing. And this contain all classical events - like paying this, seeing that, sleep in this place and pack our trash on this sacred hill.
In the same way people aren't enjoy ther lives and jobs, they don't asume to enjoy ther hollidays - cause it's hjust another part of the 'happnyness-cycle' the're teached to peform to get the head-fixed carrot of a good live. In this scenario - with variable percentage for each nation/society - people can be meassured in per-person-spending, and if the tourist spot get's even more overcrowded, you theoretically can take even higher prices, cause it is more desirable.
In a social meme, not in individual expirience.
Some travelers for sure don't like to get stockpiled in ships, hotels and sacred hills, but those are pensioners and richer ppl. These are designated to more elitst sports, or, in case of the pensioners, tend to not have tne money to even make a mile from homw in the near future.
Don't like to 'agree' with the retard corporations, and i don't know if they do what they do for the reason of my theory, but it becomes understandable. Fearsome understandable.
Can someone explain this to the town leaders on cape cod and Martha's Vineyard... We want housing! 🤬
You are forgetting a key contributor to the absurd crowding of tourists. Airbnb. This one phenomena has allowed masses and masses of people to pack themselves into villages, cities and every nook and cranny of the universe. Airbnb takes away housing from the locals and in turn, creates congestion beyond belief. When cities begin to regulate Airbnb and require more formal licenses and regulations, then you will a significant decrease in density. You mention "tour buses." Their guests do not even come close to the kind of traffic caused by the thousands of people staying in local housing.
I have not forgotten... just haven't covered that part yet. Didn't have enough time in this video. But please stay tuned for future videos.
Imposing a minimum length of stay & utilizing those monthly vacation rentals would help greatly & maybe it's time to turn hotels into apartments for workforce housing. Wouldn't THAT be a switch! Lol!
Dear GOD - I mean, DOUG... PLEASE, HELP US, in Key West!!!!!!!! We desperately need you! We've been successfully able to keep up a roadblock on US 1, so far but many of the Linears are pushing to 'get back to normal' & we will die, down here. We've only got 9 isolation rooms for 80K people in The Keys & we've been suffering from over-tourism for years. We had 5MM guests to The Keys last year & 3MM to Key West, which is a 2x4 mile island with 20K residents. Locals have started a petition to kick out cruise ships but we also need to stop day trip busses from Miami (major hot spot). I've been trying to convince residents that we need to impose a 1-month minimum stay, when we reopen & possibly - a longer stay (2 weeks or more) for the future, because of everything you said, here. I've shared your video about 50 times, this morning & I THANK YOU, so MUCH for your wisdom & brilliant delivery. Can you PLEASE, help us by reaching out to our County Mayor - Heather Carruthers, our City Mayor - Teri Johnston & Our City Manager - Greg Veliz? If we DON'T stop people from trying to re-open the flood gates to business as usual- we'll become known as a place to go to die & that's a reputation that won't go away soon. I know, change is hard. I've been a resident for 25yrs & a business owner for 20, in Key West. I make my living off of tourism - but you have to LIVE to make a living & I firmly believe this painful change- in spite of the fact that we will lose some businesses & some residents, is an opportunity for a greater & more sustainable future. Again, I thank you & I welcome you to reach out to me on FB My name is Barb Grob. I'll be happy to put you in touch with our local leaders- Small towns are cool like that. We all know each other. :) SOS!
I've loved Key West since I first visited in 1988, but have lamented the impact mass tourism has had on my beloved community. There are two Key Wests - one that so homogenized and generic that it has less than zero appeal to me. Then there are the places the tourists never get to where you can still find the locals and the real Key West. I hope that Key West re-emerges from the aftermath of this crisis.
Would be happy to come and list and observe and present some viable options. But the leaders need the political will to make changes, and they can better do that if they are feeling pressure from their voters to make such changes. So keep up the pressure! And let me know if they'd like to invite me.
Hi Doug, Thank you SO MUCH for getting back with me. I've shared your response with City & County officials + every group I can find who's on board (there are many). We're working on a boilerplate email for people to copy & send to officials & we've got a petition started to ban the cruise ships. It's a start, but it's not enough. The urgency is- we've GOT to get them to keep the roadblock up - indefinitely & only allow Locals & guests who have proof or a pre-paid long stay. I have a lot of ideas & energy, but I would really appreciate your guidance. I'm sure you don't work for free & I understand that. I wouldn't expect you to. Can we please, schedule a brief call, to figure out an action plan to get your expertise in front of our politicians? Also, is there any chance that you would be willing to write a FB Post, addressing the Citizens of Key West & Monroe County? People really responded to your video. It would really help, to move a mountain. My cell is 305-304-9001 & my email is BBopNBarb@gmail.com. I know you must be VERY busy now, but I would SO appreciate the contact. I KNOW we can save Key West if we act FAST. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
Barb
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He got new Glasses
The bottom line really is to just make traveling more expensive and elitist in a way.
Not saying that's essentially bad, but it's weird to say it's not elitist when it is.
Absolutely! Overtourism is a broken model and the coronavirus may be a way to fix it- these are topics I explore a lot on my channel too focused on sustainable tourism in Japan. Thanks for sharing your insights here. More is certainly not better- not for the customer (visitor), not for locals and not for the local environment - good riddance!
Thanks for the comment, JJ. Looks like we're on the same page.
Vienna has figured it out, it seems. The banned cruise ships.
#HTA
if this is not done in your city it might look like South of the Border in 50 years
For one of the least deadly things around. That literally well over 99%+ of people won't die from.
Yeh I'm sure it's all about that.
A destination can have tourists as long as they are rich !
the concept is fatally flawed , poor people get less vacation time / freedom on when they can take a vacation and have less money to spend on there vacation , SO yes you are talking about discriminating against poor people ! That is exactly what you are advocating by saying you want people that stay longer and spend more money per person is that poor people will not get to come !
Have random tourists-invaders press ganged into helping locals with chores for an hour or two.
If any complain or resist, immediately deport them.
Make it clear that those who aren't going to assimilate in their vacation will be treated as invaders whether they are moneyed or not.
Watch tourist troubles slow fast.
I've been thinking about these as well. I've been working on a small Tourist Density Map to (hopefully) prevent overtourism: helno.fdlabs.xyz/#/ Let me know what you think
You just need the Swiss franc!!! Then your currency is doing all this balancing for your destination. ;-)
I took my daughter to Disneyland a couple years ago. Long story short. What a greedy joke.
What a sick way to view the world...
No, you're eliminating people traveling on a budget. That's not fair to the people who need to spend less because they tern less. Stop thinking about yourself and your rich friend's comfort when you travel and start volunteering to help those less fortune than your self. You've got a nice voice... Go read to a blind person. I don't care for the way you're viewing the world. I'm definitely not subscribing here.
Thank you!!
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bottom feeders lol
Excellent video and analysis Doug.
Thanks