What tourist hotspots around the world are doing to fight overtourism


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Dubrovnik has seen a major increase in tourist numbers since some parts of the hit series Game Of Thrones were filmed in the medieval city in the early 2010s. — Pixabay

Tourist magnets like Japan’s Kyoto, which recently announced plans to hike lodging taxes, and Venice in Italy, are on a crusade to deal with surging visitor numbers.

Here we look at some measures being taken worldwide to ease the pressure on bursting beaches and gridlocked streets.

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