Overtourism issues highlighted ahead of European summer travel season
The most overloaded city in 2019 is once again asking tourists to 'respect the city'.
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Climate activists storm airport and shut it down
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Airline crew sacked for discriminating against this kind of traveller
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Florida tourists warned about ‘hostile’ laws by civil rights groups
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