STUDY Requested by the TRAN committee Research for TRAN Committee - Overtourism: impact and possible policy responses Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies Directorate-General for Internal Policies EN PE 629.184 - October 2018 Research for TRAN Committee - Overtourism: impact and possible policy responses Abstract This study addresses the complex phenomenon of overtourism in the EU. By focusing on a set of case studies, the study reports on overtourism indicators, discusses management approaches implemented within different destinations and assesses policy responses. It concludes that a common set of indicators cannot be defined because of the complex causes and effects of overtourism. Avoiding overtourism requires custom-made policies in cooperation between destinations' stakeholders and policymakers. This document was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN). AUTHORS Paul PEETERS, Stefan GÖSSLING, Jeroen KLIJS, Claudio MILANO, Marina NOVELLI, Corné DIJKMANS, Eke EIJGELAAR, Stefan HARTMAN, Jasper HESLINGA, Rami ISAAC, Ondrej MITAS, Simone MORETTI, Jeroen NAWIJN, Bernadett PAPP and Albert POSTMA. Research manager: Beata Tuszyńska Project and publication assistance: Adrienn Borka Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, European Parliament LINGUISTIC VERSIONS Original: EN ABOUT THE PUBLISHER To contact the Policy Department or to subscribe to updates on our work for the TRAN Committee please write to:
[email protected] Manuscript completed in October 2018