Can the increase in tourist numbers be stopped,asks John M Barrett; and Michael Gold on the genuine cost of cheap holidaysAs an inhabitant of Edinburgh, and frequent visitor to the west coast of Scotland and Lisbon, and I read with interest about the destructive impact of mass tourism (Skyes the limit,10 August; Mass tourism is at a tipping point, 11 August). I avoid central Edinburgh as it is overrun with tourists. Parts of the west coast of Scotland have become unpleasant and unmanageable as tourism has increased, or Lisbon has become a jam-packed pastiche. Related: Mass tourism is at a tipping point – but we’re all fraction of the problem | Martin Kettle Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com