Tourism Tensions: Balancing Growth and Local Identity

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This chapter examines the conflicts emerging in tourist-heavy cities like Barcelona, where locals protest against the impact of tourism on their culture, even as global tourist numbers soar. It explores the economic advantages of tourism alongside its socio-economic drawbacks, highlighting policy measures aimed at mitigating the negative effects while managing the flow of visitors.

Tourists are getting decidedly less-warm welcomes in popular spots, but blunt anti-tourism policies are self-defeating. We look at how to maintain benefits for both the visitors and the visited. As Russia tries to avoid another military draft, a slick recruitment drive seems to be bringing in new troops (09:22). And fatigue with smartphones is leading to a fashion for dumb ones (15:22).

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