noun · academic
overtourism
UK/ˌəʊvəˈtʊərɪz(ə)m/US/ˌoʊvərˈtʊrɪzəm/o·ver·TOUR·ism
The condition when too many tourists visit a place, causing negative effects on the environment and local life.
Examples
“Cities like Barcelona have implemented measures to tackle overtourism.”
“Overtourism can lead to higher living costs for residents.”
“Policies such as limiting visitor numbers aim to reduce overtourism.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local authorities must adopt creative strategies if they are to curb overtourism without damaging the visitor economy.”
Collocations
- suffer from overtourism
- combat overtourism
- tackle overtourism
Word family
Common mistakes
over‑tourism→overtourism
too many tourism→overtourism
Say it for a higher band
5too many tourists→6mass tourism→7+overtourism
Synonyms
mass tourism
Easily confused
mass tourism
“Some heritage sites have closed temporarily due to overtourism.”
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