By Lacey Pfalz, TravelPulse

Overtourism is a constant theme in the travel world, and it has been growing since the pandemic. Destinations that had received large numbers of tourists enjoyed a well-deserved break from the congestion during lockdowns and travel bans.

Then they suddenly experienced large waves of tourists returning once the world reopened.

TravelPulse has written a lot about overtourism, highlighting how different places are creating laws to target specific problems that overtourism creates, such as strain on fragile local environments or historic sites, higher housing costs associated with too many short-term vacation rentals and overcrowding.

Overtourism also creates new trends for travelers, like detour destinations and destination dupes, which focus on more affordable

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