Pen Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/overtourism-cruise-industry/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 I think sometimes there is complaining for the sake of complaining. If tourism leaves an area, there are complains that the local economy suffers. I don't believe there is no impact, but I also believe there is benefit, as well as, drawbacks. cruisestuff, 4ensic and whenismynextcruise 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOLO Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Yeah, there are pros and cons - money vs traffic. I think it is something each port city or country needs to decide upon. Ports can be opened, closed, and even better limit traffic with quotas. Pen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob&Ana Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 I think with what we pay in port fees the local authorities can also do things to mitigate this problem. It's only going to get worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Rob&Ana said: I think with what we pay in port fees the local authorities can also do things to mitigate this problem. It's only going to get worse... Yes, and there is a need for better community planning/infrastructure. We also see this at home where local leaders are in bed with developers and allow them to expand exponentially without paying enough in impact fees for the required infrastructure. So tourism growth without preparation has similar drawbacks to domestic population growth without proper preparation. I really don't think any of us want to go where we are not wanted, and there are plenty of places to visit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 CLIA routinely meets with different cities and regions to represent the cruise industry as a whole. If you were an owner of a hotel you would lobby against the cruise industry. If you were a bar or restaurant that enjoys business from cruise passengers you would be in favor or cruise ship visits. There are two sides to every story. Some benefit from cruise ships, some don't. Nothing unique to the cruise industry. I visited Stonehenge when you could walk right up and touch them. Tourists got out of control. People wrote on them, stood on them. Traffic became a nightmare. Roads had to be expanded, a visitors center was built. Such is tourism. cruisestuff, Fuzzywuzzy and Rob&Ana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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