I am writing a section on overtourism for the next edition of the Cultural Tourism textbook. I have seen cultural experiences (such as rail corridors turned into bike paths between country towns) that help with underuse issues. However, there also has been some discussion in Australia regarding slow tourism as a means to reducing overuse. My question is: what types of cultural experiences are there for slow tourism that reduce the impacts of overtourism?
As is the case with many tourist destinations, the island of Djerba in Tunisia suffers from the phenomenon of over-tourism, which has affected its environment. Attempts are being made to overcome the situation by focusing on cultural tourism and green tourism, reducing the use of cars and adopting bicycle tours. associations such as “Djerba insolite” are springing up to encourage alternative tourism.
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